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outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship carrying passengers from across the world is a situation that authorities say they are taking incredibly seriously. Three passengers have died either on board or after travelling
risk to the public was low. The woman had flown from San Francisco on 7 May and travelled through the island of Tahiti and then Mangareva in French Polynesia, the French Polynesian government said
hantavirus outbreak, passengers and crew members from more than 20 countries on the affected cruise ship, MV Hondius, required coordinated monitoring, contact tracing, medical evacuation, and public health guidance across borders. Under the International Health
public health emergency of international concern”, [saying:](https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern) “Neighboring countries sharing land borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered at high risk for further spread due to population mobility, trade
public were at low risk of contracting hantavirus. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s top epidemiologist, said at a news conference on Saturday that the agency recommended to all governments involved that passengers be tested
outbreak response has been "high chaotic and uncoordinated" but there was little general risk to the public. Here is what we know about the countries affected so far: Three British nationals have suspected hantavirus. Seven
outbreak of hantavirus will be asked to self-isolate in the UK for 45 days, a health official suggested, as two passengers who left the vessel continue to isolate at home in Britain. Neither
health body, however, reiterated its advice that the risk to the wider public is low for [the virus](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship), which only rarely passes between humans. On Tuesday, the WHO said it was trying to trace
outbreak, said he thought it had been “fine”. The MV Hondius left Argentina, where hantavirus is endemic, on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Verde. The World Health Organization believes
hantavirus, identified in the ship’s outbreak, can reach 40 to 50 percent, particularly among elderly people. The WHO has recommended a quarantine of 42 days for the cruise passengers. Experts are stressing the need
Health Organization has urged countries to continue monitoring passengers for hantavirus after a case was detected among a Dutch crew member of the ship at the centre of the outbreak. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
outbreak.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3335x3335+833+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F5b%2F3eb5d1e64e5b8a110f6a62b7c22a%2Fgettyimages-2280071850.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5850708/ebola-quarantine-u-s-citizens-kenya) ### [Global Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/) ### [Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5850708/ebola-quarantine-u-s-citizens-kenya) The administration imposed [mandatory federal quarantine orders
public health emergency of international concern](https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern) on May 17. Already, there are 800 suspected cases and more than 180 suspected deaths, according to the WHO. [ outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with a new suspected case identified among a British national on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed
risk is outpacing investments in preparedness and “the world is not yet meaningfully safer”. Disease outbreaks are becoming more likely due to the climate crisis and armed conflict, while collective action is being undermined
public health risk as low,” Ghebreyeus told reporters. Eight cases have been reported so far, including three dead, five confirmed and three suspected, he said. Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents that
hantavirus strain in question posed to the public was minimal as it spread only through “very close contact”. To date, the organisation has registered five confirmed case and three suspected cases. “This is a dangerous
Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the outbreak of this rare virus did not constitute a pandemic, but it has stirred anxieties in the Canary Islands and elsewhere.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2Fc2%2F1aa24d21407d8a06d28d5560babb%2Fgettyimages-2275298215.jpg) Members of the press report from
health measures Reporting from the eastern Congolese city of Goma, in neighbouring North Kivu province, Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani said authorities are taking “serious measures” against the outbreak as the situation escalates