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Cruise ship waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak

hantavirus outbreak ![The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape

Unwell British crew member to be ‘urgently’ evacuated from cruise ship after hantavirus cases

hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius. We are working closely with international partners to support

Canary Islands refuses to allow MV Hondius with hantavirus to dock

MV Hondius with hantavirus to dock The Canary Islands have refused to allow a luxury cruise ship experiencing a [hantavirus outbreak

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outbreak of hantavirus on luxury cruise ship the MV Hondius [is to be medically evacuated

What is the hantavirus that has been confirmed on an Atlantic cruise ship?

hantavirus cases are "ongoing, including further laboratory testing". The outbreak was reported aboard the MV Hondius

Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

MV Hondius was just off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday. The UK’s Foreign Office said: “We are closely monitoring reports of a potential hantavirus outbreak

Cruise ship hantavirus strain can spread among humans, says South Africa

MV Hondius was infected with the hantavirus and was being treated in Zurich. It said there was no danger to the broader population. A Dutch couple and a German national who had been

Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

hantavirus, a rare disease transmitted to humans from rodents. Health authorities are now investigating a suspected outbreak of the virus on the MV Hondius

Two hantavirus cases confirmed, five more suspected on stranded cruise ship

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

Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreak

hantavirus 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

What is hantavirus, suspected in deaths of three people on cruise ship?

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

Crew members on hantavirus cruise ship to be evacuated | First Thing

MV Hondius](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/mv-hondius-ice-breaking-expedition-cruise-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak) are being [prepared for medical evacuation](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/british-crew-member-dutch-mv-hondius-cruise-ship-hantavirus-cases) to the Netherlands, as the cruise ship continues to be marooned off the coast of Cape Verde following a suspected hantavirus

Spain agrees to let hantavirus-hit cruise ship dock in Canary Islands

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 late on Tuesday that the World Health Organization

Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde

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 in the Atlantic. The hantavirus is suspected of killing three people, including a married couple from the Netherlands, sickening