Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP
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Nebraska, United StatesConfidence 85%13 affectedJun 1, 2026
The hantavirus outbreak linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship has grown to 13 cases, including three fatalities, with two new cases confirmed recently among passengers and crew.
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- PrimaryHantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP
vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01
The Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship has grown to 13 cases, including three fatalities. Two new cases were confirmed in the past five days among passengers and crew. Several passengers, including 18 Americans, are in isolation and quarantine in various countries, with some Americans in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska. The Andes strain is the only hantavirus known to spread person-to-person.
- ReferenceHantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP
vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01
The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship now includes 13 cases and three fatalities. Two new cases were confirmed among passengers and crew. Several passengers are in isolation and quarantine in various countries, including 18 Americans in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska. The Andes strain, capable of person-to-person spread, is responsible. A Dutch crew member in Spain and a Spanish citizen in Madrid also tested positive.
- ReferenceHantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases
vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-02
CIDRAP reported on May 27, 2026, that the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has grown to 13 cases, with three fatalities. Two new cases were confirmed in a Dutch crew member in Spain and a Spanish citizen in Madrid. Eighteen American passengers are undergoing quarantine in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska due to the Andes strain's person-to-person transmission capability and a 42-day incubation period.
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