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A cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew from 23 countries reported a cluster of severe respiratory illness linked to hantavirus infection on 2 May 2026. As of 4 May, 7 cases had been identified—2 laboratory-confirmed hantavirus infections and 5 suspected—with 3 deaths, 1 critically ill patient, and 3 with mild symptoms. The Dutch-flagged vessel departed Argentina on 1 April and visited remote regions including Antarctica, South Georgia, and island territories in the South Atlantic before being moored off Cabo Verde. WHO-coordinated response includes case isolation, medical evacuation, laboratory investigation, and international contact tracing, with particular concern given documented human-to-human transmission potential of the Andes hantavirus variant.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck St. Helena in the South Atlantic on June 20, 2026, with weak shaking (Modified Mercalli Intensity III) affecting few people and no significant damage reported.

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