WHO warns of hantavirus on cruise ship, with 3 dead, 3 others sickened | CIDRAP
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Tenerife, SpainConfidence 90%6 affectedMay 1, 2026
CIDRAP reports on a WHO warning about a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, with three deaths and three other people sickened.
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cidrap.umn.edu · 2026-05-01
On May 4, 2026, CIDRAP reported on a WHO warning about a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, with three deaths and three others sickened. One case was laboratory-confirmed, and five were suspected. The ship was traveling from Ushuaia, Argentina, to the Canary Islands, anchored near Cape Verde.
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