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risk posed by the hantavirus to the wider public remained low despite the deaths on the MV Hondius cruise ship. So what is the hantavirus, how does it spread and should people be worried
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, a disease primarily found in rodents, on the cruise ship