A third case of hantavirus infection has been identified among passengers and crew of the cruise ship MV Hondius. Two British nationals are hospitalized, and the vessel is arriving in the Canary Islands under special health precautions as authorities investigate the outbreak.
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PRIJAVLJEN je treći sumnjivi slučaj hantavirusa povezan s kruzerom MV Hondius. Dvoje Britanaca je hospitalizirano, a brod s putnicima pod nadzorom stiže na Kanarske otoke uz posebne mjere.
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May 8, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC
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· click + to trackA deadly hantavirus outbreak has been identified aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship that departed from Argentina, with several passengers having already returned to their home countries. Argentine health officials and experts are investigating whether the country is the source of the outbreak, as Argentina consistently ranks highest in hantavirus incidence across Latin America according to WHO data.
The cruise ship MV Hondius, which has recorded three deaths from hantavirus, is arriving in Tenerife on Sunday. Major preparations and containment measures are being implemented at the port to manage passengers and prevent further spread of the disease.
British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship WHO says seven confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus on MV Hondius, including three passengers who died What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship? A British crew member was in need of urgent medical care and a passenger from the UK remained in a critical but stable condition following a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Three people have died and medics on Monday were scrambling to evacuate two others from the MV Hondius, which set off in March from southern Argentina carrying 149 people from 23 countries.
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