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statement on Monday came hours after global health officials said they were scrambling to investigate [the suspected outbreak](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship) of hantavirus
hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship,” [Nebraska](https://www.theguardian.com/film/nebraska) Medicine said in a statement
hantavirus, a rare disease transmitted to humans from rodents. Health authorities are now investigating a suspected outbreak of the virus on the MV Hondius, which is sailing from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde
hantavirus outbreak](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship) and anchored off the coast of Cape Verde to sail to the Canary Islands. Spain’s Ministry of Health said in a statement
hantavirus. “Contact tracing for passengers on the flight has been initiated,” it said. ## Evacuations planned for symptomatic passengers Despite the deadly outbreak, “the atmosphere on board MV Hondius remains calm, with passengers generally composed
hantavirus may spread between people. It was unclear how an outbreak could have started, and WHO said it was investigating while working to coordinate the evacuation of two sick crew members. Another sick person
outbreak of the hantavirus, authorities say. The virus is a rare infection transmitted to humans by rodents. On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the risk posed by the hantavirus to the wider public
outbreak of deadly hantavirus have arrived in the Netherlands for treatment, operator Oceanwide Expeditions has said. A third passenger in a stable condition was on board an evacuation flight that has been delayed, the operator
hantavirus outbreak since it departed from Argentina a month ago. Spanish authorities have given permission for the ship to dock in the Canary Islands, despite concerns from local officials. [About 150 people are still aboard
outbreak will be brought to a UK hospital to isolate. Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, Merseyside, was notably used as the UK's quarantine site at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
outbreak onboard the MV Hondius. We are working closely with international partners to support British nationals onboard and we’re putting plans in place for their safe onward travel.” A total of seven suspected cases
outbreak "We're not just a story. We're not just headlines, we're people with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home," said a tearful Jake Rosmarin. For the American travel
outbreak was detected. They are also trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then. On 24 April, nearly two weeks after the first passenger had died onboard, more than
hantavirus does not spread as easily as COVID or flu. Third, COVID and flu mutate very quickly, with new strains popping up often. As the virus reshapes itself, it can be challenging to contain. Marrazzo