
3 cruise ship passengers are dead, and hantavirus is the suspected culprit: What to know
Three people have died and three more have fallen ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and hantaviruses may be behind the cases.
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What began as an expedition voyage from Argentina’s southern tip has turned into a medical emergency at sea, with a suspected hantavirus outbreak killing three passengers and leaving others critically ill as the ship remains blocked from docking in Cabo...
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Three people have died and three more have fallen ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and hantaviruses may be behind the cases.
After a suspected outbreak of Hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in May 2026, the virus has returned to the forefront of global health concerns. Learn about its transmission, symptoms, and the recent cases that have raised alarms.

A deadly outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic has cast a spotlight on hantavirus, a rodent-borne disease that can prove fatal when it infects humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said it was handling “a serious medical situation” on board the MV Hondius, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde. Hantaviruses [...]

Two Irish nationals are among passengers onboard a cruise ship which has had a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The MV Hondius was making the trip form Ushuaia, Argentina to Cape Verde, off the African coast, when the outbreak happened. Three people have died on the cruise ship, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The organisation [...]

Another passenger had already died earlier in the cruise ship, bringing the death toll to three.

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Four Canadians are among the 149 people onboard the cruise ship where a rodent-borne illness is suspected of killing three passengers and sickening others, according to the operator.

Considered rare and not easily transmissible between people, the hantavirus outbreak has sparked an alert response from health authorities.

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard is waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and three others were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare...