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hantavirus-hit MV Hondius](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship) cruise ship is the latest to test positive for the virus while a French traveller has [developed symptoms](/news/2026/5/11/two-more-cruise-ship-passengers-test-positive-for-hantavirus) as the ship is being evacuated and passengers are returning
passenger of a cruise ship that was struck by an outbreak of [hantavirus](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l00588wq/what-you-need-to-know-about-hantavirus) has shown symptoms of the disease while being repatriated to France, the country's prime minister has said. Sébastien
evacuate six passengers from Tenerife and another to the Netherlands will take 18 passengers. Both flights are to also carry passengers from other countries that did not send their own repatriation flights, officials said. Hantaviruses
hantavirus outbreak](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/argentina-origins-hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-mv-hondius) that has killed three onboard an Atlantic cruise ship originated in Argentina, amid reports that some passengers have already returned to their home countries. Three passengers of the MV Hondius
ship hit by a [deadly hantavirus outbreak](/news/2026/5/11/where-did-the-hantavirus-outbreak-start-and-where-has-it-spread) have landed in the Netherlands, as a repatriated [US passenger](/news/2026/5/11/two-more-cruise-ship-passengers-test-positive-for-hantavirus) tested positive for the respiratory infection. The two planes carried 28 evacuees from the MV Hondius
passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island
hantavirus cases to limit the risk of onward transmission.”  Medical evacuation flight after landing at Schiphol on Thursday. Photograph: Michel van Bergen/EPA It is understood 19 British nationals
hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch vessel MV Hondius. The cruise ship [is](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7pzmg8zeno) [now anchored in Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7pzmg8zeno) where passengers are being evacuated and flown home
countries remain stranded on board the Hondius, and three passengers – a Dutch couple and a German national – have already died after contracting hantavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified eight cases linked
evacuation of its passengers after the hantavirus outbreak was detected. The WHO said on Friday that at least eight people on the ship had fallen ill, including three who died – a Dutch couple
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
countries left the ship without contact tracing, the ship’s operator and Dutch officials said on Thursday. According to the WHO, health authorities did not confirm hantavirus in a passenger on the MV Hondius until
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
evacuate six passengers from Tenerife and another from the Netherlands will take 18 passengers, with both flights also carrying passengers from other countries that did not send their own repatriation flights, officials have said. Eight
countries to support appropriate medical follow-up and evacuation where needed.” “Monitoring and follow-up for passengers onboard and for those who have already disembarked has been initiated in collaboration with the ship’s operators
countries to evacuate the two other passengers showing symptoms. Earlier on Sunday, South Africa’s National Department of Health reported the outbreak of a “severe acute respiratory illness” that it said had killed at least
evacuate passengers in Cape Verde. WHO said it was working with local authorities and Oceanwide on a "full public health risk assessment." "Detailed investigations are ongoing, including further laboratory testing, and epidemiological investigations," WHO said
countries to evacuate the two other passengers showing symptoms of the infection. Hantavirus, a rare disease transmitted to humans through the droppings or urine of infected rodents, can be fatal in severe cases and cause
evacuation period in Tenerife. The passengers and crew from 23 countries are being repatriated thanks to an enormous international effort led by the WHO and coordinated by the Spanish government, which offered Tenerife
ship and the Foreign Office has been "working with other countries to facilitate the medical evacuations, to support our Overseas Territories and to get British nationals home safely as quickly as possible", Cooper added