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passenger, a Briton, became “seriously ill and was medically evacuated to South Africa”, the company said. South African authorities have confirmed that the British patient who is being treated in a Johannesburg hospital tested positive
hantavirus](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/09/how-hantavirus-turned-hondius-dream-cruise-into-tragedy), a disease normally carried by rats and mice, its story has enraptured people all over the world. And now, after reaching the Canary Islands shortly before dawn on Sunday, the ship
passengers – a Dutch couple and a German national – have already died after contracting hantavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified eight cases linked to the vessel, including three confirmed infections and five suspected cases
passengers, three crew) were taken to shore, with 20 of them transferred to a Merseyside hospital to isolate. --- **What is hantavirus?** Dr Charlotte Hammer leads an infectious disease research team at Cambridge University, and previously
hantavirus. Van Kerkhove said: “As of today, seven individuals of the 147 passengers and crew have been reported ill. Sadly, three have died. “One patient is in intensive care in South Africa, although we understand
hantavirus was found in patients [linked to a deadly outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y093d5n9ko). So far three passengers on the MV Hondius have died after the cruise ship set sail from
hantavirus by laboratory testing,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a social media post. “WHO will continue to work with countries to ensure that the patients, contacts, passengers and crew have the information
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 on the ship
Netherlands and South Africa. No other British nationals remaining on board the Honidus are reporting symptoms but they are being monitored, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Meanwhile two Britons are voluntarily self-isolating
passengers lands in UK A plane carrying 20 Britons evacuated from a cruise ship hit by hantavirus has arrived in the UK. They flew home from Tenerife on a charter flight after the HV Hondius
hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius after arriving at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife. Photograph: Manu Fernández/AP The MV Hondius is anchored slightly offshore of the southern commercial port of Grenadilla, and passengers
Passengers are expected to remain at the Nebraska facility for assessment over the next several days. Officials will then determine on a case-by-case basis whether they need to complete the full
passengers and crew from 28 countries are reported to have initially been aboard the vessel, but dozens got off on the island of St Helena on 24 April. The luxury cruise, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions
hantavirus was reported on 4 May. Eighteen American passengers have returned to the US. Sixteen are being screened at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the city of Omaha and two are in Atlanta
hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius remain asymptomatic after the vessel arrived in Tenerife on Sunday, almost a month after the first passenger died of the rodent-borne disease on board the ship. “The anchoring has been
passengers and crew members who are displaying symptoms. The MV Hondius ship set sail from Argentina to start its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean around a month ago. It is currently anchored near Cape Verde
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
hantavirus outbreak "may have risks". The WHO has recommended 42 days of isolation for those leaving the MV Hondius. But Dr Jay Bhattacharya, the acting head of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said
Netherlands-based cruise ship in the Atlantic have [died](/news/2026/5/3/three-dead-in-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-atlantic-cruise-ship) during a suspected outbreak of the hantavirus, authorities say. The virus is a rare infection transmitted to humans by rodents. On Monday, the World Health
hantavirus](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/where-cruise-ship-hantavirus-from-what-next-canary-islands), which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April. But health officials have insisted that the risk for global public health is low and played down comparisons