Hantavirus patients aboard cruise ship arrive in Europe for treatment
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Three additional hantavirus patients were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, bringing the total to eight cases, five confirmed, and three reported deaths. Patients were flown to the Netherlands for treatment, and another passenger tested positive in Zurich.
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- PrimaryHantavirus patients aboard cruise ship arrive in Europe for treatment
youtube.com · 2026-06-03
Three additional patients were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has been at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic. This brings the total number of cases to eight, with five confirmed as hantavirus through laboratory testing, and three deaths reported. Patients with suspected infections were escorted off the ship, which was en route to the Canary Islands, and subsequently flown to the Netherlands for medical treatment. Furthermore, a passenger who had already disembarked the expedition ship tested positive for hantavirus after reporting symptoms at a hospita
- ReferenceAt least 8 sickened in suspected hantavirus outbreak; Andes strain confirmed - CIDRAP
vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03
As of May 6, 2026, at least eight passengers were sickened, and three died, in a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. Three ill passengers were airlifted to the Netherlands for medical care, and the ship moved from Cabo Verde to the Canary Islands for disembarkation. A patient who disembarked in Switzerland was hospitalized with confirmed Andes strain hantavirus. The Andes strain, found in South America, is the only hantavirus known for person-to-person transmission, though it is rare and typically requires close contact. WHO officials stated the risk to the general populati
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