Hantavirus Patients Under Quarantine Could Go Home—If They Agree To 24/7 Surveillance, Report Says (Latest Updates) - Forbes

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  Hantavirus Patients Under Quarantine Could Go Home—If They Agree To 24/7 Surveillance, Report Says (Latest Updates) - Forbes↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03

  As of May 29, 2026, several nationals who disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes hantavirus. A French national evacuated to Paris, a Spanish national evacuated to Madrid, and a second Spanish national tested positive. A Dutch passenger and a British passenger were evacuated to the Netherlands for medical care. A Swiss man who disembarked in Saint Helena tested positive after returning home to Zurich. A British man in Tristan da Cunha is a suspected case. The outbreak has also seen deaths, including a German national on May 2 and a Dutch man on April 11,

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  Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03

  Spain confirmed a hantavirus case in a citizen who was aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship and was isolated in a Madrid hospital. This case was identified through routine weekly testing of high-risk contacts. Spain is also among the European countries receiving emergency shipments of the experimental antiviral drug Favipiravir for potential treatment of hantavirus patients.

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  Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03

  CIDRAP reported on May 27, 2026, that the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has grown to 13 cases, with three fatalities. Two new cases were confirmed among passengers and crew. Several passengers remain in isolation and quarantine in various countries, including 18 Americans in a Nebraska biocontainment unit. The Andes strain, causing this outbreak, is the only hantavirus known for person-to-person spread, with an incubation period up to 42 days. A Dutch crew member in Spain and a Spanish citizen in Madrid also tested positive.

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  Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03

  The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has grown to 13 cases, including three fatalities. Two new cases were confirmed in a Dutch crew member in Spain and a Spanish citizen in Madrid. Several passengers, including 18 Americans, remain in isolation or quarantine.

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  Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03

  As of May 27, 2026, the hantavirus outbreak associated with the MV Hondius Dutch cruise ship has expanded to 13 confirmed cases, with three fatalities. Two additional cases were confirmed in the five days prior to this report. The Andes strain of hantavirus, which is the only known hantavirus capable of person-to-person spread, is responsible for the outbreak. Several passengers remain in isolation and quarantine across various countries, including 18 Americans who are undergoing monitoring in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska. A Dutch crew member who disembarked in Spain and a Spanish citize

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  Hantavirus Patients Under Quarantine Could Go Home—If They Agree To 24/7 Surveillance, Report Says (Latest Updates) - Forbes↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03

  Americans exposed to the Andes strain of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship are quarantining in Nebraska, with some offered home quarantine under 24/7 surveillance. Confirmed cases from the cruise include a Spanish citizen in Madrid, a French national in Paris, and a Swiss man in Zurich, all testing positive for the Andes virus. The outbreak strain is known for person-to-person transmission.