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A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship docked off the coast of West Africa killed three people and sickened at least four others. Here's what you need to know about the the contagious virus
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MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak: A luxury expedition cruise boom and new world of remote travel risks
Remote expedition cruises to destinations like Antarctica and the Arctic are booming, but the deadly hantavirus aboard MV Hondius is a reminder of unique risks.
On March 20, 2026, 70-year-old Leo and 69-year-old Mirjam Schilperoord from Haulerwijk, Netherlands, boarded the MV Hondius in Ushuaia, Argentina, for a 46-day cruise from Antarctica to the west coast of Africa.
One passenger is being held in the Bio Containment Unit while 15 others are monitored in the National Quarantine Unit on the UNMC campus.
One of the 14 Spanish evacuees from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius on Sunday has tested preliminarily positive for the virus, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia has said.
A total of 21 crew members of MV Hondius are now in the Netherlands as of Tuesday, May 12, 2026, according to the Philippine Embassy in The Netherlands.
The hantavirus from the MV Hondius outbreak has been sequenced from samples taken from one of the infected individuals. The results confirm that it is the Andes strain, the most virulent and contagious,
Britons evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship are being kept in 72-hour isolation at Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside