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The Independentworld16 days ago
Argentina Shifts Hantavirus Probe to Mendoza Where Dutch Couple Visited, as Ushuaia Results Remain Pending
Argentine authorities are sending scientists and U.S. CDC biologists to trap and test rodents in Mendoza while awaiting lab results from Ushuaia. The probe follows an outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship that killed three people.
indiatoday.intoday.inscience28 days ago
South African Lab Identifies Hantavirus on Cruise Ship in 24 Hours
South African infectious disease specialists confirmed hantavirus as the cause of illness on the MV Hondius cruise ship within one day of receiving the case. The Andes strain was identified through blood tests on an elderly British passenger evacuated to Johannesburg.
foxnews.comworld28 days ago
Study Finds Sin Nombre Virus in Nearly 30 Percent of Rodents Sampled in Pacific Northwest
Researchers from Washington State University collected rodent samples in Washington and Idaho in summer 2023. Nearly 30 percent showed past infection and 10 percent had active infections with the Sin Nombre virus.
news-medical.netscience31 days ago
Recent Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Prompt Public Concern After COVID-19
Outbreaks of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and hantavirus on a cruise ship have drawn public attention in recent weeks. Public health experts state the risk to the general U.S. population remains low. The COVID-19 pandemic experience is influencing how some Americans…
nypost.comscience33 days ago
CDC Orders 18 Cruise Passengers to Remain in Nebraska Quarantine Through May 31
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on May 18, 2026, that 18 U.S. passengers repatriated from the M/V Hondius cruise ship must stay at the Nebraska Quarantine Facility until the 21-day monitoring period ends. Three additional hantavirus cases have been report…
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mg.co.zascience36 days ago
U.S. Monitoring More Than 40 People for Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Outbreak
Adm. Brian Christine, assistant health secretary and head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, spoke to reporters on May 11 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center about the response to a hantavirus outbreak that has sickened at least 10 people and killed three a…
winnipegfreepress.comworld36 days ago
Canadian Officials Report Presumptive Hantavirus Case Linked to Cruise Ship
One of four Canadians quarantining in British Columbia after exposure on the MV Hondius has received a presumptive positive test result. The individual developed mild symptoms and was transferred to a hospital in Victoria for monitoring.
indiatoday.intoday.inscience38 days ago
CDC Monitors Potential Andes Virus Exposures After Cruise Ship Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health partners to monitor individuals potentially exposed to Andes virus following an outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. As of May 8, 2026, the World Health Organization reported eight cases, inc…
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rnz.co.nzworld38 days ago
France and Netherlands Report Negative Hantavirus Tests Among Cruise Ship Contacts
French and Dutch authorities said all identified close contacts of hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested negative. One French passenger who tested positive remains in serious condition in a hospital. Globally three people have died from the outbreak wi…
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indiatoday.intoday.inscience39 days ago
WHO Reports 11 Hantavirus Cases Linked to Cruise Ship MV Hondius
The World Health Organization has confirmed eight cases of Andes virus infection among passengers from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, with three total deaths reported as of 13 May 2026. Two additional confirmed cases from France and Spain, plus one inconclusive case fr…
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BBC Newsworld39 days ago
US Passenger Describes 40-Day Quarantine After Hantavirus Cases on Cruise Ship
A 29-year-old American who was on a 35-day cruise aboard the MV Hondius is among 15 passengers quarantined at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska. Three fellow passengers died from hantavirus during the voyage, prompting an international effort to repatriate others.
New York Postpolitics39 days ago
French Authorities Clear British Cruise Ship in Bordeaux After Testing for Gastrointestinal Illness
More than 1,700 passengers and crew remain confined aboard the Ambassador Cruise Line vessel Ambition after a 92-year-old man died and 49 people developed gastrointestinal symptoms. French health officials ordered testing and a review of the ship's records following its arrival o…
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king5.comworld39 days ago
Minnesota Health Officials Monitor Person Potentially Exposed to Hantavirus
The Minnesota Department of Health is monitoring an individual who may have briefly been exposed overseas to a person who tested positive for hantavirus after traveling on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The total number of confirmed and probable cases among those onboard has reached…
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tass.comworld39 days agoUpdated
Three Dead in Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius; Norovirus Outbreak Confines Ship in Bordeaux
The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak has reached 11 reported cases including three deaths with nine confirmed, all linked to passengers or crew on the South Atlantic voyage. A French patient remains critically ill on life support while the World Health Organization recommends 42-da…
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Nbc Newsworld39 days ago
CDC Quarantines 18 Cruise Passengers for Monitoring After Limited Hantavirus Cases on MV Hondius
U.S. health officials placed 18 Americans returning from the MV Hondius cruise ship into federal quarantine facilities in Omaha and Atlanta after 11 hantavirus cases and three deaths were confirmed among nearly 150 passengers. Officials are interviewing the quarantined passengers…
app.buzzsumo.comworld39 days ago
Six People Leave Hospital After Hantavirus Isolation as 22 Complete 72-Hour Quarantine
Six people evacuated from a cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak have left Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside after testing negative for the virus. They will complete a 45-day isolation period at home or other accommodation under public health monitoring.
mg.co.zascience40 days ago
11 Cases of Andes Hantavirus Confirmed Among Passengers on Dutch Cruise Ship
The Andes strain of hantavirus, capable of person-to-person transmission and not found locally in the U.S., has infected 11 passengers on a Dutch cruise ship, forcing international travelers into quarantine. NBC News reported the outbreak draws on lessons from past clusters inclu…
680news.comworld40 days ago
Hantavirus Testing Under Way for UK Passengers from Cruise Ship
Health officials said clinical assessments and testing are under way for passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship following a hantavirus outbreak that has caused three deaths. The passengers, including 20 British nationals, are in a 72-hour isolation period at a Merse…
bbc.co.ukworld40 days ago
UN Health Agency Sees No Sign of Larger Hantavirus Outbreak
The head of the World Health Organization said there is no indication of a wider hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship that carried passengers from South America. Seven cases have been confirmed and three people have died. The MV Hondius is sailing to Rotterdam while remain…
thehindu.comworld41 days ago
Hantavirus Incubation Period Raises Concerns After Cruise Ship Evacuation
Seventeen Americans and a dual U.S.-British citizen have returned to the United States after evacuation from a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak. Officials are monitoring the incubation period of the virus. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook provided th…
science41 days ago
Six Cruise Ship Passengers Quarantined at Perth Facility Over Hantavirus Exposure
Six people who were aboard a cruise ship that experienced a hantavirus outbreak are being flown to Western Australia for quarantine at the Centre for National Resilience in Bullsbrook. The 500-bed facility, built during the COVID-19 pandemic, has sat largely unused since completi…
manilatimes.networld41 days ago
Evacuation of Hantavirus-Affected Cruise Ship Passengers Begins in Canary Islands
The first passengers from the MV Hondius, which is anchored off Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, were evacuated Sunday to their home countries for monitoring and quarantine. No one among the more than 140 people on board has shown symptoms of hantavirus. Three people have died…
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koreatimes.co.krworld42 days ago
Plane Carrying 18 Americans From Hantavirus-Affected Cruise Ship Departs Spain
The plane carrying 18 people, including 17 U.S. citizens who disembarked from the MV Hondius, left Spain on May 10, 2026, bound for the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight confirmed and probable hantavirus cases were reported aboard the ship, including two confirme…
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Fox Newsworld41 days ago
Three Confirmed Hantavirus Cases Among Evacuated MV Hondius Passengers, HHS Reports
One American tested positive for hantavirus but showed no symptoms while another had mild symptoms after being evacuated from the MV Hondius, which has been linked to three deaths. A French woman who was among five compatriots repatriated tested positive and is in serious conditi…
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+2indiatoday.intoday.inscience43 days ago
Hantavirus Cases in Argentina Prompt Review After Cruise Ship Deaths
Three passengers died from hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius after it left Argentina. The strain involved is the Andes variant, the only one known to spread between people. Argentine officials reported 101 cases and 32 deaths since July last year, within the country'…
lamag.comfinance43 days ago
Three Dead in Hantavirus Outbreak on M/V Hondius
Seventeen Americans are set to be evacuated from the M/V Hondius cruise ship following an outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus that has killed three people. The vessel will anchor off Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday with the World Health Organization director-general plann…
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themarysue.comworld44 days ago
Woman Recounts 2010 Hantavirus Infection and Recovery
Jennifer Benewiat described to CNN how she was diagnosed with hantavirus in 2010, placed on a ventilator and suffered cardiac arrest three times over ten days. A video segment featuring her account was published on May 8, 2026. CNN reported on the survivor's near-death experience…
yahoo.comworld44 days ago
Photojournalist Gilbert Zermeño Survives Hantavirus After Mother and Sister Die from the Disease
Gilbert Zermeño became infected with hantavirus 24 years ago while cleaning his mother and sister's house and being exposed to rodent droppings. He survived the illness that claimed both family members. Zermeño joins "The Daily Report" to discuss his experience, CBS News reported…
oneindia.comfinance44 days ago
Three Passengers Die on MV Hondius Cruise Ship from Andes Strain of Hantavirus
The deaths triggered an international effort to trace exposed passengers and crew on the expedition cruise ship. Virologists compared the outbreak conditions to those on the Diamond Princess during early COVID-19 transmission six years ago. Experts emphasized that human-to-human…
Abc Newsscience44 days ago
CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified a hantavirus outbreak as a Level 3 emergency and activated its Emergency Operations Center. The outbreak involves a cruise ship expected to anchor in Granadilla Port in Tenerife, Spain. Officials have stated the s…
apnews.comworld45 days ago
Infectious Disease Expert Says CDC Has Been Silent on Hantavirus Outbreak
Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Disease Society of America, said the CDC has been quite silent about a hantavirus outbreak. She made the comments during an appearance on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper. The discussion also referenced the World Health Organization and a cru…
Newsweekworld45 days agoSourced
Queensland Lab Stored 323 Live-Virus Vials in Broken Freezer With Year of Missing Paperwork
Standalone explainer on the Queensland Public Health Virology Laboratory disclosure: 323 missing vials including hantavirus, Hendra, and lyssavirus. What investigators have established, what they have not, and how it relates to the MV Hondius outbreak.
gamereactor.euworld32 days agoSourced
Hantavirus: What Is Known
Timeline-driven explainer on the MV Hondius outbreak, what hantavirus is, how it spreads, treatment options, and current public-health response. Updated daily.
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New Scientistworld44 days ago
Three Dead in Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius en Route to Tenerife
Three passengers have died from Andes hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, which departed from Argentina in April. More than 140 people remain aboard as the vessel approaches Spain's Canary Islands for coordinated evacuations and monitoring. Health officials across multi…
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mg.co.zascience45 days ago
20 States Score High on Public Health Emergency Preparedness Report
A new report found that only 20 states scored high on public health emergency preparedness ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will feature 78 matches hosted in 10 states. Five of those host states received a high score, four scored in the middle range and Texas scored low. T…
indianexpress.comworld45 days ago
U.S. Officials Monitor Passengers for Hantavirus Symptoms in Five States
Health authorities in Arizona, California, Georgia, Texas and Virginia are monitoring seven returning passengers for possible hantavirus symptoms. Officials are working to trace contacts and limit potential spread of the virus. The effort follows an apparent outbreak that prompte…
The Guardianscience45 days ago
Two Britons Evacuated from Hantavirus-Affected Ship Are Improving
Global health officials reported that a 69-year-old British man in intensive care in South Africa and expedition guide Martin Anstee in the Netherlands are both improving. Five cases of hantavirus have been confirmed among eight suspected on the MV Hondius, which is heading to Te…
mg.co.zascience45 days ago
Hantavirus Cases Linked to Cruise Ship Prompt Monitoring in Five US States
An outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in three deaths and at least eight cases. Five US states are monitoring returning passengers. An infectious disease expert said the outbreak will likely subside within weeks because the virus transmits less effi…
themarysue.comscience45 days agoSourced
No Cure Exists for Hantavirus; Treatments Include Ivermectin and Vaccines
No antiviral or vaccine for hantavirus is approved by the FDA. Some drugs work in vitro but fail in human trials. Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine — the two most-asked-about repurposed drugs — have zero published research against hantavirus. Here is what every candidate, includi…
nypost.com (News photo)world45 days ago
British Former Police Officer Hospitalized With Hantavirus After Evacuation From Cruise Ship
A 56-year-old British former police officer who worked as an expedition guide on the MV Hondius was evacuated from the ship and hospitalized in Amsterdam after contracting hantavirus. He is the first of three patients removed from the vessel to be publicly identified. The outbrea…