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USA Today
90-Second Read: Hantavirus-hit ship starts unloading passengers for quarantine: Live updates
May 10, 8:07 AM EDT
The cruise ship at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak arrived in Spain on Sunday, and officials started the process of moving groups of passengers back to their home countries to begin quarantining. The WHO has recommended a 42-day quarantine period for passengers aboard the ship starting from Sunday, and has assessed the virus' risk to the public is low. The overall risk to the general public remains low, as Hantaviruses do not spread easily like respiratory viruses such as flu or COVID-19. The passengers, who are not showing any symptoms of the virus, will board a flight back to Madrid on a Spanish military plane. The World Heath Organization said Friday that eight people had fallen ill in cases linked to the ship, including three who died − a.
NBC News
90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife
May 10, 1:01 AM EDT
The cruise ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak arrived early Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where the process of sending most passengers back to their home countries will get underway. TENERIFE, Spain — The cruise ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak arrived early Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where the process of sending passengers back to their home countries will get underway. The Hondius has had six passengers with confirmed cases of Hantavirus and two with suspected cases, the World Health Organization said Friday. The Dutch-owned ship, along with some crew and the passengers' luggage, will continue on the five-day journey to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, according to cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions. The current public health risk from Hantavirus remains.
CBS News
90-Second Read: Cruise ship stricken by Hantavirus reaches Canary Islands, where passengers, some crew, will be evacuated
May 10, 12:57 AM EDT
Health officials will begin the complex process of evacuating the passengers and most of the crew, and repatriating them to their respective countries. The MV Hondius, currently carrying nearly 150 people from more than 15 countries, including 17 Americans, had set sail earlier this week from Cape Verde to the port of Granadilla on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, after Spain agreed to take the ship. There are at least nine confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus linked to the outbreak, including three fatalities, a Dutch couple and a German woman. Oceanwide Expeditions, the ship's operator, says that all passengers and a portion of the approximately 60 crew members will begin evacuating the ship Sunday using launch boats that carry a maximum of five to 10 people. Hantaviruses.
ABC7 Los Angeles
90-Second Read: Hantavirus live updates: Spanish authorities preparing for the arrival of M/V Hondius
May 9, 6:02 PM EDT
Global health authorities are working to contain an outbreak of Hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. Each passenger is set to be evaluated upon arrival in the U.S., and they may opt to go home and watch for any potential symptoms for 42 days while staying in touch with their state or local health departments, the officials said. Spanish authorities are preparing the port area in Tenerife to receive passengers with repatriation flights scheduled for the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands, according to Reuters. The total number of confirmed cases associated with the outbreak is increasing, health officials said. More than 100 passengers remain on the ship, and the World Health Organization is monitoring their health.
KOMO
90-Second Read: 17 Americans from Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship to quarantine in Nebraska: officials
May 9, 5:14 PM EDT
The 17 passengers will be quarantined at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, the hospital said on Friday. Officials have not released the identities of the travelers, but said quarantine measures are being taken out of caution because Hantavirus symptoms can take weeks to appear. The virus can initially cause flu-like symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and muscle aches before progressing in severe cases to dangerous respiratory complications known as Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Health authorities said the passengers will undergo medical observation after potential exposure to the rare but serious virus, which is typically spread through contact with infected rodent droppings, urine, or saliva. About two dozen Americans were on the ship, including some who disembarked in April and 17 who remained.
Fox News
90-Second Read: Americans to be evacuated from Hantavirus cruise ship as global health chief travels to quarantine island
May 9, 2:50 PM EDT
M/V Hondius cruise ship carrying 150 passengers, including 17 Americans, will anchor off Spain's Canary Islands after a Hantavirus outbreak that has claimed three lives. A deadly Hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has prompted a global health operation. Health workers disembark from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship off Cape Verde on May 4, 2026, after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected Hantavirus outbreak. In a lengthy Saturday morning message posted to X, Ghebreyesus assured the globe that the risk Hantavirus poses to public health remains low. The current public health risk from Hantavirus remains low.
Forbes
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Cruise Ship: Passengers Will Be Evacuated Soon (Live Updates)
May 9, 2:33 PM EDT
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). 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. Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society.
New York Post
90-Second Read: Hantavirus-infected ship arriving at Canary Islands between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. local time
May 9, 2:20 PM EDT
The Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship will not be allowed to dock on the Canary Islands when it approaches the port of Granadilla, Tenerife, Sunday -- the latest twist in a dramatic week-long showdown over the doomed cruise ship. The head of the World Health Organization arrived on the Canary Islands Saturday and attempted to reassure locals petrified about the overnight arrival of the Hantavirus-infected MV Hondius. In January, the country's National Epidemiological Bulletin determined that "with a total of 58 confirmed cases, the country is at the outbreak threshold" for Hantavirus. I know that when you hear the word 'outbreak' and watch a ship sail toward your shores, memories surface that none of us have fully put to rest," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will supervise the evacuation of the ship's.
The Guardian
90-Second Read: UK passengers on Hantavirus-hit ship will fly home after Tenerife screening
May 9, 2:06 PM EDT
All 146 passengers of the MV Hondius, where an outbreak has killed three people and caused an international health scare, will be screened for the infection in Tenerife on Sunday morning before being transferred to their home countries. The current public health risk from Hantavirus remains low. The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, successfully lobbied the Spanish government on Thursday to stop the vessel docking in Tenerife, instead agreeing it could be anchored offshore to allow for the transfer of passengers and crew. The 19 British passengers and three crew will be transferred to Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral, which hosted British people returning from China at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The polar cruise ship is heading to the Canary Islands after spending days stranded off.
Newsweek
90-Second Read: ‘Patient Zero’ Identified in Hantavirus Ship Outbreak: Leo Schilperoord
May 9, 12:31 PM EDT
Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord has been identified as the first known case in the deadly Hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, after falling ill during an April voyage in the South Atlantic. The outbreak involves the Andes strain of Hantavirus, a rare variant that can spread between humans, unlike most strains of the disease, which generally pass from rodent to rodent. Their deaths are now believed to be among the earliest linked to the outbreak, with investigators treating Schilperoord as "patient zero" in the cluster. His case is central to efforts by global health officials to trace how the rare virus spread among passengers and across borders. The site, described by local officials as heavily contaminated, is thought to harbor rodents carrying the Andes strain of Hantavirus.
Forbes
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Will Be Evacuated Soon, Report Says (Latest Updates)
May 9, 10:16 AM EDT
Passengers on the Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated within the next day, ABC News reported early Saturday morning, and taken back to their respective countries under strict monitoring. 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. Oceanwide Expeditions, operator of the cruise ship MV Hondius, says at least 29 living passengers from.
New York Post
90-Second Read: ‘Patient Zero’ in deadly Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak was Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord
May 9, 8:00 AM EDT
Patient zero in the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak has been identified as ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose passion may have cost him his life. Patient Zero in the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak has been identified as ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose passion for birds may have cost him his life. The Ushuaia landfill is where Argentinian authorities suspect the Dutch couple inhaled particles from the feces of long-tailed pygmy rice rats, which carry the feared Andes strain of the Hantavirus, the only form known to transmit from human to human. The 70-year-old man and his wife, Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, were on a five-month trip to South America. When the Schilperoords returned to Argentina on March 27, they visited a landfill four miles outside the city of Ushuaia.
The Guardian
90-Second Read: Infected, at sea: how the deadly Hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy
May 9, 1:00 AM EDT
And whereas Covid-19 was easily spread from person to person, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health authorities have stressed that human-to-human transmission of Hantavirus is very rare, and so the risk to public health is low. But while cases of norovirus, flu and Covid are well known on cruise ships, this is the first recorded onboard outbreak of Hantavirus, a disease that kills up to half of those it infects, according to the WHO. Meanwhile, health authorities around the world are attempting to trace at least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities who disembarked in St Helena, while a third British national was reported as being diagnosed with suspected Hantavirus in Tristan da Cunha on Friday. Three passengers were dead after an outbreak of Hantavirus – a disease with.
Johns Hopkins University
90-Second Read: What we know about the Hantavirus outbreak
May 8, 9:15 PM EDT
The incubation period for Hantavirus is one to eight weeks," says Kari Debbink, a teaching professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. The maritime setting makes this outbreak unusual: Unlike norovirus or foodborne illnesses, "Hantavirus is not normally found on cruise ships," Debbink says. Health officials in South Africa are tracing dozens of individuals who may have encountered infected cruise passengers and have identified 62 potential contacts; of those, 42 have been located and tested negative for Hantavirus. The virus, and how it spread on a cruise ship, is raising questions though the World Health Organization says the risk to the public is low You are using an outdated browser. Exposure to Hantavirus doesn't always lead to illness, and many people who do become sick recover with supportive care, Klein told.
KCRA
90-Second Read: 1 California resident remains on Hantavirus-stricken ship, another has returned home
May 8, 7:22 PM EDT
California health officials said on Friday that one California resident remains aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, which is experiencing an outbreak of Andes Hantavirus. Another Californian who was on the ship has returned home and is in contact with local public health officials, the California Department of Public Health said. CDPH said there have been 99 California residents who have been diagnosed with Hantavirus, from 1980 to 2025. Eight Hantavirus cases have been identified so far and three people have died as part of the outbreak. Unlike influenza and COVID-19, years of experience in South America have shown that this Andes Hantavirus rarely spreads between people." The risk to the general public in California is "extremely low.
Gothamist
90-Second Read: 2 NJ residents exposed to Hantavirus that caused cruise ship outbreak
May 8, 4:06 PM EDT
The Garden State residents are not currently showing symptoms of illness and were not passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius, where several people were infected and three died, New Jersey health officials said. Several international travelers on board the cruise ship, now off the coast of West Africa, have been infected with a particular strain of Hantavirus known as the Andes virus, according to the World Health Organization, which was first notified of the outbreak on May 2. As of May 7, eight cases of the Andes virus linked to the cruise ship outbreak have been confirmed and three people have died, according to the World Health Organization. Hantavirus, in general, is typically diagnosed through discussing possible exposures with a medical provider, since symptoms can appear similar to other.
The Guardian
90-Second Read: Americans on Hantavirus cruise ship reportedly to be quarantined in US
May 8, 3:25 PM EDT
Nebraska Medicine and UNMC remain in close coordination with national partners regarding the evolving situation with the Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship," Nebraska Medicine said in a statement to CNN. Meanwhile, the New Jersey department of health announced on Friday that it was monitoring two of the state's residents for potential exposure to Hantavirus following an international flight. The state said it had no current Hantavirus cases nor has any confirmed case ever been reported there. A spokesperson for the US state department confirmed to CNN that the agency was organizing the repatriation effort alongside the CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Spanish government. The spokesperson said the agency was "in direct communication with Americans on board and are prepared to provide consular.
Inquirer.com
90-Second Read: New Jersey says two residents were 'potentially exposed' to Hantavirus on an airplane
May 8, 3:03 PM EDT
Two New Jersey residents may have been exposed to a person infected with Hantavirus, state health officials said Friday. Neither of the New Jersey residents has Hantavirus symptoms, the state Department of Health said in a news release. Health officials have confirmed at least five Hantavirus cases connected to the cruise ship outbreak, and three people have died. New Jersey has never had a confirmed Hantavirus case, they said. Three people in the Netherlands were recently tested for Hantavirus after coming into contact with an infected person on a plane and developing symptoms; two tests came back negative and the third was still being analyzed, the New York Times reported.