Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Hantavirus cases are usually rare, but the strain in the outbreak is the only one thought to be transmitted from person to person.

By: Daniel Pastula, University of Colorado Anschutz, The Conversation

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Published: May 7, 2026

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Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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By Daniel Pastula, University of Colorado Anschutz

The MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, was on its way to the Canary Islands on May 7, 2026, after evacuating three ill passengers for treatment.

The World Health Organization confirmed the outbreak on May 4, noting a total of seven infections, with three deaths since the outbreak began in early April. An eighth case was confirmed on May 6.

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