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hantavirus was detected, and anyone who has come into close contact with them since. Five cases have now been confirmed, including three deaths, following an outbreak on the Dutch vessel MV Hondius
outbreak. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Monday that a French passenger who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship tested positive for the virus and her condition was deteriorating, the Reuters news agency
MV Hondius may have passed between people that were in very close contact. Even luxury cruise ships have relatively cramped or restricted living conditions, with people sharing cabins and dining areas - places where infections could
deaths. These cases are being recalled after three people died from the virus on the [Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/where-cruise-ship-hantavirus-from-what-next-canary-islands) that departed from Argentina bound for Cape Verde. Although
deaths on the MV Hondius cruise ship. So what is the hantavirus, how does it spread and should people be worried? ## Who caught the hantavirus on the MV Hondius? The MV Hondius was sailing from
hantavirus. The man left MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the virus, in mid-April at Britain's most remote inhabited overseas territory, where he lives. He first reported symptoms
MV Hondius, whose fate has caused international alarm after the passengers’ deaths. A military hospital in Madrid is quarantining 14 Spaniards who were removed from the ship on Sunday, with all but one testing negative
MV Hondius in St Helena on 24 April before the first confirmed case of hantavirus was reported on 4 May, with **four remaining there** - **Two of the Britons** who disembarked on 24 April have already
MV Hondius under "strict precautionary measures", Oceanwide Expeditions said. In its latest update, the World Health Organization (WHO) said eight cases of hantavirus - three confirmed and five suspected - have so far been identified in people
death in nearly a third of cases in the last year, Argentina’s health ministry said. Authorities said passengers on the MV Hondius ship tested positive for the Andes virus. Three passengers have died
hantavirus outbreak that has since been linked to seven confirmed cases, two suspected cases and three deaths. As the ship approached the Canary Islands in May, Spanish authorities initially refused to allow it to dock
outbreak was linked to a hantavirus cluster reported on the luxury ship MV Hondius, which had travelled between Argentina and the Canary Islands. Officials said the restriction on disembarkation was a precautionary measure while medical
MV Hondius on Wednesday and flown to the [Netherlands](https://www.theguardian.com/world/netherlands) to receive specialist medical care. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, from the [World Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) (WHO), said two patients – known
deaths of three passengers onboard. The 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
MV Hondius on 6 May. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images - **Authorities around the world are scrambling to locate dozens of passengers who were on the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.** However
MV Hondius cruise ship](/news/2026/5/11/where-did-the-hantavirus-outbreak-start-and-where-has-it-spread) have been flown to the Netherlands. But new cases are emerging as researchers race to track down where the outbreak originated. As authorities seek to arrange quarantines and access
outbreak of hantavirus has arrived in Tenerife for the evacuation of those onboard. The ship arrived in the Canary Islands in the early hours of Sunday morning carrying 146 people, after three people died
MV Hondius when the illness most commonly transmitted to humans through contact with infected rodents broke out. As of Monday, the [World Health Organization](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Boffhsl7o) has reported at least nine cases of hantavirus
outbreak now includes 11 reported cases, with nine officially confirmed. Three people have died. The MV Hondius, which is registered in the Netherlands, is on its way to Rotterdam, with 25 crew members
MV Hondius, the small cruise ship at the centre of a giant global commotion. Christened the “rat virus boat” by the internet after [three people travelling onboard died of hantavirus](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/09/how-hantavirus-turned-hondius-dream-cruise-into-tragedy), a disease