The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

More than 1,700 passengers and crew are confined on the Ambition in Bordeaux amid a suspected norovirus outbreak.

The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?

Here's what we know about the confirmed and probable hantavirus cases, including two in the U.S., contracted aboard the MV Hondius. (AP Photo)

The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine.

The ship at the epicenter of the hantavirus outbreak has been evacuated, and 16 Americans have now been transported to a specialized quarantine unit in Nebraska. Two are at a similar unit in Atlanta.

More than 1,700 passengers are being held aboard a cruise ship after a suspected norovirus outbreak. French authorities on Wednesday ordered passengers and crew to remain onboard the Ambassador Cruise Line ship after it docked in Bordeaux.

A hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship has placed 18 Americans under medical monitoring as the WHO confirms 11 cases and 3 deaths worldwide.

At least six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus.

A cruise ship primarily carrying passengers from the UK and Ireland has had a French lockdown order lifted after a norovirus outbreak led to dozens of illnesses onboard. The vessel, Ambition, was prevented from disembarking its 1,