90-Second Read: Hantavirus Cruise Ship: Passengers Begin Disembarking (Live Updates)

The remaining passengers on the Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius began disembarking on Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday morning, the World Health Organization and cruise ship operators said, as officials direct the travelers to planes taking them to their home countries. Ghebreyesus says none of the remaining passengers or crew aboard the MV Hondius are symptomatic, but that "it is possible more cases will be reported" because it can be up to six weeks before those infected with the Andes variant of Hantavirus show symptoms. Most people will never be exposed to this." The World Health Organization confirms the number of lab-proven Hantavirus cases has risen to five and there are still at least three additional suspected cases among cruise ship passengers and crew. Sunday, May 10, 2026 The passengers and a.

Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the cruise ship MV Hondius, says at least 29 living passengers from 12 countries disembarked the ship and went home after the death of the first passenger on board (before officials knew of the outbreak). The South African Department of Health says tests performed on infected passengers of the the MV Hondius confirm the Andes virus, one of the deadliest Hantavirus diseases with a roughly 40% case fatality rate, is what infected passengers onboard the ship. May 4, 2026 The World Health Organization ⁠confirms a strain of Hantavirus is spreading aboard the ship, with two lab-confirmed cases and five more suspected cases. An international team of scientists is working to create a vaccine against Hantavirus, the BBC reported. Argentine officials suggested the Hantavirus outbreak could have.

None of the passengers were exhibiting symptoms of the virus, Spanish Health Minister Mónica García said at a press conference on Sunday. Thursday, May 7, 2026 President Donald Trump tells reporters the Hantavirus outbreak is "very much" under control and "it should be fine," adding, when asked if Americans should be worried, "I hope not... He insisted the public health risk remains "low." A Dutch flight attendant who has developed mild symptoms is being tested for the disease after she briefly came into contact with one of the deceased Hantavirus patients. May 6, 2026 The CDC reportedly tells employees Luis Rodríguez, the American official responsible for public health on cruise ships, is retiring. Robin May, a British health official, told The Guardian the passengers who will soon return home may.

Health officials confirm the deadly Hantavirus outbreak is of a particular disease strain called Andes, one of the deadliest variants of the Hantavirus and the only known strain that transmits from person to person. She was confirmed to have had a variant of the Hantavirus. CNN cites unnamed health officials in reporting the estimated 17 Americans onboard the cruise ship will be escorted on a charter flight and taken to the National Quarantine Unit, a federally funded quarantine facility in Omaha. People typically get Hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and mice—normally when exposed to their urine, droppings and saliva, or sometimes through a bite or scratch—but officials say no rodents have been found on the MV Hondius ship. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says symptoms of Hantavirus.