90-Second Read: Hantavirus: confirmed cases by nationality

Here is a roundup of which countries have confirmed or probable cases of nationals infected by Hantavirus after the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, according to the World Health Organization. Issued on: 11/05/2026, 12:45 Modified: 11/05/2026, 21:48 Among living patients, seven cases have been confirmed and an eighth is listed as "probable", according to the WHO, the UN health body and certain national health authorities. Her health deteriorated during an April 25 flight to Johannesburg and she died in hospital a day later, with Hantavirus confirmed on May 4. In addition, three people have died, with two of those confirmed as having Hantavirus and one probable case, the WHO said.

No Hantavirus test was carried out and he is considered a "probable case", according to the WHO. Hantavirus was confirmed on May 2 and the Andes strain was confirmed through sequencing. A Spanish passenger evacuated from the disease-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for Hantavirus but was not suffering symptoms, Madrid's health ministry said late on Monday. A Dutch couple who had travelled around South America before boarding the ship in Ushuaia, Argentina on April 1 were the first fatalities.

Two Dutch people from the ship died from the virus and a third has been confirmed to have contracted it. A post-mortem sample was sent to the Netherlands with the evacuated patients, where tests confirmed infection by the Andes virus. A French woman repatriated from the Hondius felt unwell late on May 10 and tested positive for Hantavirus, France's Health Minister Stephanie Rist said. One of 17 American citizens repatriated from the ship tested "mildly PCR positive" for the virus while another had "mild symptoms", the US Department of Health and Human Services said on May 10.

Two British nationals have been confirmed as infected and one is classed as a "probable" case. A second British man working as a guide on the ship reported symptoms on April 27 and tested positive on May 6. He started suffering symptoms on May 1 after arrival in Switzerland.