Request for information (RFI): Hantavirus cases reported on a cruise ship from Argentina; three deaths and multiple cases
Santa Fe, ArgentinaConfidence 85%10 affectedToday
An early report details a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, resulting in three passenger deaths and multiple confirmed and suspected cases, including a British citizen in intensive care.
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beaconbio.org · 2026-06-01
An early report details the initial stages of the MV Hondius cruise ship hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers died, and one British citizen was in intensive care following confirmed hantavirus infection. The ship departed Ushuaia, Argentina. The WHO confirmed one laboratory-confirmed hantavirus case and five additional suspected cases among passengers and crew. The first fatality was a 70-year-old Dutch male passenger, whose body remained on Saint Helena island. His 69-year-old wife died in a Johannesburg hospital, South Africa. Argentina reported 86 confirmed hantavirus cases and 28 deaths i
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