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Modern Ghana

90-Second Read: We’re closing in on ending Hantavirus outbreak — WHO

Jun 23, 7:22 AM EDT

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the international response to the recent Hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has brought the world closer to ending the health emergency. The outbreak was first reported in May after cases of severe respiratory illness emerged aboard the Dutch-flagged expedition vessel during an international voyage. According to the WHO, the outbreak involved the Andes strain of Hantavirus, which is the only known Hantavirus capable of limited human-to-human transmission through close contact.

Health Data Management

90-Second Read: What health data execs need to manage an infectious disease response

Jun 22, 3:40 PM EDT

Ebola and Hantavirus outbreaks illustrate the tools and capabilities that must matter to those leading health data management initiatives. When healthcare leaders hear the words "ebola" or "Hantavirus," many assume these are problems for infectious disease specialists, epidemiologists or public health agencies. For health data management leaders, Ebola and Hantavirus offer important lessons that extend far beyond the pathogens themselves.

Sur in English

90-Second Read: Madrid's Gómez Ulla hospital discharges last Hantavirus patient

Jun 17, 5:28 AM EDT

The rest of the people who were in quarantine at the hospital left on 7 June and there are no longer any people hospitalised in Spain The last Hantavirus patient at the Gómez Ulla hospital in Madrid is now at home after being discharged. This was the second Hantavirus case among the 14 Spaniards (13 passengers and one crew member) who were travelling on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Almost a month after their arrival at Gómez Ulla, the 12 Hantavirus contact patients with consistent negative tests and no symptoms were discharged on 7 June. No Spaniards remain hospitalised due to the outbreak, according to sources at the Ministry of Health.

Health Policy Watch

90-Second Read: Countries Differ On Discharge Criteria For Andes Hantavirus Patients

Jun 16, 12:55 PM EDT

Two patients sought care in the Netherlands, and both were discharged after two negative saliva tests, said Karin Veldkamp, head of infection control at the University Medical Centre in Leiden, Netherlands. We recommended a monthly clinical review during the first six months after discharge to detect both clinical and psychological sequelae from these patients. However, the UK designates the Hantavirus as a "high consequence infectious disease", based on the lack of medical countermeasures and vaccines, and its high case fatality rate.

San Francisco Chronicle

90-Second Read: San Quentin’s suspected Hantavirus case a false positive, additional tests show

Jun 14, 6:53 PM EDT

A San Quentin inmate who officials initially suspected may have had Hantavirus turned out to be uninfected. A San Quentin Rehabilitation Center inmate initially suspected of having Hantavirus was not infected, state testing shows. Hantavirus affects the lungs and in the most serious cases can cause fluid buildup in the lungs and respiratory failure.

World Health Organization (WHO)

90-Second Read: Twenty-one countries launch coordinated Andes virus research initiative following Hantavirus outbreak

Jun 12, 5:09 AM EDT

The study will use ISARIC ( International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium ), an adaptable research framework designed to enable rapid, standardized data and sample collection during emerging infectious disease outbreaks. Scientific evidence generation during outbreaks must become operational, coordinated, and immediately deployable. Countries and regions where outbreaks emerge or pathogens circulate must be central participants in evidence generation through strengthened clinical trial networks, national ethics committees, laboratory systems, surveillance platforms, and outbreak research infrastructure.

World Health Organization (WHO)

90-Second Read: Twenty-one countries launch coordinated Andes virus research initiative following Hantavirus outbreak

Jun 12, 5:09 AM EDT

The Press Democrat

90-Second Read: San Quentin prison reports possible Hantavirus case

Jun 11, 6:30 PM EDT

The state is investigating a potential Hantavirus case at San Quentin prison, authorities confirmed Thursday. The prison has decontaminated the inmate's housing as a precaution, and medical staff are monitoring prisoners and staff for possible symptoms. Last month, an outbreak of a Hantavirus called the Andes virus sickened passengers on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Yahoo

90-Second Read: Kylie Kelce Reveals Hantavirus Fears After Finding Mouse Infestation at $6 Million Compound She Shares With Jason and Their Kids

Jun 11, 5:24 PM EDT

Kylie, 34, has revealed her horror after discovering that mice have been eating through the wires of her dishwasher. In 2020, Jason bought an adjoining 8-acre property for $3.96 million, then added the third in 2023 for $1.35 million. Both he and his wife have their own separate podcast studio setups on the property, with Kylie recording "Not Gonna Lie" at the home, while her husband co-hosts "New Heights" with his brother, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. The mother of four laid bare her upset over the "bad" infestation during the latest episode of her podcast, "Not Gonna Lie," admitting that the news was particularly shocking to her because she works so hard to keep the family home clean, especially the kitchen.

OkDiario

90-Second Read: A first genetic analysis of the cruise Hantavirus case confirmed it was the Andes variant, and the twist is what it did not show, no mutations that change the story

Jun 9, 4:45 PM EDT

Genetic analysis of the cruise Hantavirus confirms the Andes variant, showing no new mutations that would change the outbreak's story. The first complete genetic readout from a Swiss passenger tied to the MV Hondius outbreak has confirmed what health teams feared most. Scientists did not see the genetic reshuffling that would suggest a brand-new virus, while European health officials reported 13 total cases and three deaths in the cruise-linked outbreak as of May 26, 2026. The virus belongs to the Andes Hantavirus group, the rare South American form known for severe lung disease and limited person-to-person spread.

Nature

90-Second Read: Vaccines and therapeutics for Andes Hantavirus

Jun 9, 5:57 AM EDT

The recent outbreak of Andes Hantavirus (ANDV) on a cruise ship has raised concerns. So far, human-to-human transmission has only been reported for a single species, for ANDV, a highly pathogenic HCPS-causing Hantavirus with a case fatality rate ranging between 30-50% 2. Neither effective therapeutics nor licensed vaccines are available against ANDV and most of the other members of the Hantavirus family. Infections of humans are reported frequently, with more than 100,000 estimated cases annually 1 and are typically caused by inhalation of contaminated excreta of rodents or by direct contact with rodents or their excreta or body fluids.

GOV.UK

90-Second Read: Defence Medics parachute into Tristan da Cunha to treat Hantavirus patient

Jun 9, 4:00 AM EDT

Fastest route to care: how Defence Medical personnel helped stabilise a critically ill patient on a remote island. For Wing Commander Toby Elkington, a Defence Medical anaesthetic and intensive care consultant with 16 Medical Regiment, who was on NHS placement at Peterborough City Hospital and about to anaesthetise a patient for surgery, his mission changed quickly. On Tristan da Cunha, that combination helped a patient recover, supported an overstretched local medical team and left behind relationships that continue after the mission's end. Tristan da Cunha's two GPs had managed a complex respiratory case under pressure and had avoided the need to intubate (a critical medical procedure where a flexible tube is inserted into the windpipe to allow a person to breathe).

CNA

90-Second Read: Two Singapore residents who were on Hantavirus-hit cruise ship complete quarantine

Jun 7, 4:32 AM EDT

SINGAPORE: The two Singapore residents who were on board the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius have been released from quarantine after testing negative. The ship later reported an outbreak of Andes Hantavirus. The men arrived in Singapore on May 2 and May 6 respectively and were isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) where they tested negative for Hantavirus. The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) on Sunday (Jun 7) said the men completed their quarantine on Saturday.

NDTV

90-Second Read: Hantavirus Search Expands To Second Province In Argentina

Jun 7, 1:24 AM EDT

Argentina will expand its search for Hantavirus-carrying rodents to western Mendoza province as part of an investigation into a deadly cruise ship outbreak in April... The MV Hondius was sailing from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde when its journey was disrupted after three passengers died following a Hantavirus outbreak. Hantavirus is endemic in several Argentine provinces, though not in Mendoza.

90-Second Read: Hantavirus: Argentina expands probe to trace outbreak source

Jun 5, 11:30 PM EDT

Argentine and US scientists will test rodents in Mendoza as investigators try to trace the source of a Hantavirus outbreak that killed three people. Argentina is expanding its investigation into the source of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak in April to the western province of Mendoza, the Health Ministry said on Friday. The outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius is linked to the Andes Hantavirus strain, endemic to parts of Argentina and Chile, though not in Mendoza. Hantavirus is a rare rodent-borne illness that has multiple strains of varying severity.

Qazinform

90-Second Read: Spain discharges first Hantavirus patient linked to MV Hondius outbreak

Jun 4, 8:45 PM EDT

Spain's Health Ministry said Thursday that the first Spanish passenger infected during a Hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has been discharged from the hospital after recovering from the virus, Xinhua reports. The 70-year-old man, who tested positive for Hantavirus after being evacuated from the vessel, was discharged after he showed no symptoms for three days and received two consecutive negative test results. Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that the European Union had received an emergency shipment of an experimental antiviral drug that may be used to treat Hantavirus infections.

New York Post

90-Second Read: Panic as Arizona Hantavirus case known as ‘Sin Nombre’ kills 1

Jun 2, 7:17 PM EDT

Officials in Arizona are warning about the presence of a Hantavirus known as "Sin Nombre" following the death of a person infected in Kingman. Health officials cautioned that the "Sin Nombre" type is not the same as the Hantavirus "Andes," which made headlines after a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship. This Hantavirus case is related to the Sin Nombre virus strain and is not related to the Andes virus outbreak associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship.

FOX 10 Phoenix

90-Second Read: Deadly Hantavirus case in Arizona; plans for new homes at golf course site withdrawn | Nightly Roundup

Jun 1, 9:45 PM EDT

1 dead from Hantavirus in Arizona county; future for Arizona golf course site unclear after company withdraws housebuilding plan; and more, here's a look at your top stories. A person living in Mohave County has died from the Hantavirus, according to health officials there. Officials say the death is not related to the outbreak that happened onboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.

FOX 10 Phoenix

90-Second Read: Hantavirus kills Mohave County resident

Jun 1, 9:09 PM EDT

A person living in Mohave County has died from the Hantavirus, according to health officials there. PHOENIX, Officials with the Mohave County Department of Public Health confirmed on June 1 that a person who lived in the county has died as a result of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. In their statement, officials with the Mohave County Department of Public Health said the Sin Nombre Virus is not known to spread from person to person.

The Boston Globe

90-Second Read: The Hantavirus, a doomed cruise ship, and the Boston influencer who is there to chronicle it.

Jun 1, 5:32 AM EDT

The Hantavirus, a doomed cruise ship, and the Boston influencer who was there to chronicle it. When Jake Rosmarin, 29, a Boston-based travel influencer, boarded the MV Hondius for a cruise from Argentina to Cape Verde he had some 29,000 followers on TikTok and 43,000 on Instagram, and eager to do his job and grow his following, he quickly got to work. In early May, after what at first seemed like the unfortunate but unrelated deaths of one, then two passengers (and eventually a third), the voyagers learned that the deaths were in fact related, and that the deadly Hantavirus was stalking the ship. On May 3, Rosmarin, a 2018 Emory University graduate who worked as a media buyer before deciding to become a content creator, put out a statement.

Let's Data Science

90-Second Read: Conspiracy Theories Spread Around Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks

May 29, 8:02 AM EDT

The Guardian reports that recent **Ebola** and **Hantavirus** outbreaks have been accompanied by a surge in conspiracy theories, amplified by social media and AI-generated content. The Guardian reports that the World Health Organization warned on Friday that Ebola is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and poses a "very high" national-level risk. The Guardian also reports that the Hantavirus outbreak began on a cruise ship in the South Atlantic, killing **three** passengers and causing at least **11** positive tests. The article catalogs false claims linking the outbreaks to "plandemics," vaccines, Bill Gates, crisis actors, Israeli false-flag operations, and purported cures such as ivermectin.

CNN

90-Second Read: Stop fretting over Ebola: Protect yourself from contagious viruses you may actually encounter

May 29, 8:00 AM EDT

If you're anxious about catching rare viral diseases like Ebola and Hantavirus, experts say you should focus on preventing infection from more common viruses instead. Cases of common Hantavirus are rare: Only 890 were reported in the United States over a 30-year period ending in 2023, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the medical world, that's the perfect scenario for a "mass contamination event." So which contagious viral diseases are most concerning to World Cup health officials in charge of protecting the public? Still, many people worry that they may be exposed to Ebola by traveling on a plane with someone from Central or East Africa, where the current outbreak is based, he said.

Yeni Safak English

90-Second Read: EU receives experimental Hantavirus treatment from Japan

May 29, 6:45 AM EDT

The European Commission announced Thursday that 1,400 tablets of the experimental antiviral Favipiravir have arrived from Japan for potential use against Hantavirus infections in France, Spain, and the Netherlands. The European Union on Thursday received an emergency shipment of 1,400 tablets of the experimental antiviral Favipiravir from Japan to potentially treat Hantavirus infections, the European Commission announced. Although Favipiravir has not yet received approval for Hantavirus treatment or prevention, the European Medicines Agency has identified the drug as a candidate for compassionate use or clinical investigation.

The Lewiston Tribune

90-Second Read: WSU study finds high prevalence of the Hantavirus in parts o...

May 29, 3:11 AM EDT

A study conducted in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho indicated that nearly 30% of rodents showed evidence of past infection by the Sin Nombre virus, a strain of Hantavirus, and 10% were actively infected. Whitman County Public Health Director Chris Skidmore said in an interview the only reported Hantavirus infection, and death, in the county was in February 2025. Skidmore, who said Hantavirus infections are very rare, recounted three total cases reported in eastern Washington over the last 10 years.

Insurance Asia

90-Second Read: Insurers forced to rethink cover amidst Ebola, Andes Hantavirus outbreak

May 28, 5:00 PM EDT

Recent outbreaks of the Ebola virus and Andes Hantavirus are forcing the insurance industry to re-evaluate how it covers rare infectious diseases. AM Best reports that insurance companies are currently well-prepared to handle the direct financial impacts of these outbreaks. Additionally, the Ebola spike comes as several African nations face rising debt burdens alongside a decline in international donor funding for health crises.

Yahoo

90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak stable at 13 cases: WHO

May 28, 11:39 AM EDT

The Hantavirus outbreak began on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius in April. Eighteen American passengers on the ship are being held at the National Quarantine Center in Nebraska for 21 days, the time frame after exposure in which Hantavirus is most likely to appear. Other passengers who left the ship before the outbreak began are being monitored by public health officials.

Arise News

90-Second Read: EU Moves To Secure Emergency Antiviral Supplies As Hantavirus Cases Spread

May 28, 11:08 AM EDT

EU governments accelerate antiviral stockpiling as rising Hantavirus infections trigger concerns over public health preparedness across member states. The European Commission has announced the emergency distribution of an experimental antiviral treatment for Hantavirus to France, Spain and the Netherlands as health authorities respond to a growing outbreak linked to a cruise ship. Health authorities have confirmed 13 Hantavirus cases connected to a cruise ship believed to be at the centre of the outbreak.

bastillepost.com

90-Second Read: Number of Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rises to 13: WHO

May 28, 4:07 AM EDT

There are no new deaths reported since May 2,the total number of deaths remains three out of 13 reported cases so far, Tedros said. Previously, a Hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius raised fears. The company said the cruise ship plans to resume operations and carry out scheduled voyages starting from June 13.

CIDRAP

90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases

May 27, 2:55 PM EDT

Over the past five days, two more cases of Hantavirus have been confirmed among passengers and crew who were aboard the MV Hondius Dutch cruise ship in April and May. The outbreak now has 13 cases, three of which were fatal. The case count from the Dutch cruise outbreak remains at 11 cases, including three fatalities. The Andes strain causing the outbreak is the only known Hantavirus capable of spreading from person to person.

GlobeNewswire

90-Second Read: Traws Pharma Announces Antiviral Program Targeting Ongoing Hantavirus and Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks

May 27, 8:45 AM EDT

Broad-spectrum antiviral agent with potential utility against Hantavirus, Ebola and Lassa Utilizing a novel dual-strike mechanism, the proprietary... The Company is advancing non-clinical development and evaluating the therapeutic combination in validated animal models of Hantavirus and Ebola. Recognizing the critical importance of regional healthcare organizations and rapid deployment, Traws Pharma will build on existing contacts in Nigeria, in particular its relationship with the NAFDAC to develop sustainable, local manufacturing of drug products. Viruses rely entirely on cellular infrastructure to replicate and are dependent on the host cell's internal nucleotide pools.

FTN news

90-Second Read: Spain confirms 2nd Hantavirus case after cruise ship evacuation

May 27, 7:24 AM EDT

Spain confirms a second Hantavirus infection among MV Hondius evacuees as WHO reports 12 cases linked to the cruise ship outbreak. Spain has confirmed a second Hantavirus infection among passengers evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, as health authorities across multiple countries continue to monitor hundreds of people exposed during the outbreak. The MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, was carrying around 147 passengers and crew from 23 countries when a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses was first reported to the World Health Organization on 2 May 2026.

IndexBox

90-Second Read: Misinterpretation of Hantavirus Map Spreads Misinformation About Andes Strain in Europe and North America

May 27, 7:00 AM EDT

Screenshots from HantavirusMap.com are being falsely shared as evidence of a rapid Andes Hantavirus spread across Europe and North America. An online map widely circulated on social media has been incorrectly used to suggest that the Andes strain of the Hantavirus is spreading rapidly across Europe and North America, according to a fact-check published by Euronews. Users claimed that red and orange markers on the map represented confirmed Hantavirus cases, especially in Europe and North America. The images in question are screenshots from HantavirusMap.com, which have been shared on platforms such as X and TikTok following an outbreak of the virus on the cruise ship MV Hondius.

Türkiye Today

90-Second Read: Hantavirus cases from cruise ship outbreak rise to 13

May 27, 5:22 AM EDT

The first Spanish case was announced on May 11, when Spain's health minister confirmed that one passenger aboard the MV Hondius had tested positive for Hantavirus shortly after authorities completed the vessel's evacuation operation. Hantavirus is a rare disease usually transmitted through infected rodents or their droppings. The WHO estimates there are 10,000 to 100,000 human Hantavirus cases globally each year, with severity varying by strain.

AOL.com

90-Second Read: Brit hospitalised with Hantavirus in the Netherlands after cruise ship outbreak returns to UK

May 26, 4:13 PM EDT

The person was medically evacuated from the Netherlands to England and is now following strict infection prevention and control measures A British national treated for Hantavirus in the Netherlands has been medically evacuated back to the UK, health officials have confirmed. The infection is linked to an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has seen at least 11 passengers report cases, including three fatalities. The expedition guide and former police officer was flown to receive specialist medical care in the Netherlands after being airlifted off the vessel. This case was previously identified by the World Health Organisation on 7 May.

The Independent

90-Second Read: Briton treated in Netherlands for Hantavirus returns to UK

May 26, 3:59 PM EDT

A British national treated for Hantavirus in the Netherlands has been medically evacuated back to the UK, health officials have confirmed. This case was previously identified by the World Health Organisation on 7 May. The infection is linked to an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has seen at least 11 passengers report cases, including three fatalities.

BBC

90-Second Read: Did The Simpsons predict the Hantavirus?

May 26, 11:16 AM EDT

The animated series is also said to have predicted Donald Trump's presidency What is it with The Simpsons and predicting the future? While there's an argument that linking the Hantavirus with The Simpsons isn't the same as saying the moon landings were faked, it's worth considering that these theories are often spread so that people can claim to have knowledge of something that others don't. But as we've shown, even a small amount of fact-checking, such as a reverse image search on one of the posts claiming that The Simpsons cruise ship had Hantavirus graffiti, shows that there's no truth behind this particular theory. It's happened again with the Hantavirus that hit the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius.

ictnews.org

90-Second Read: Sin nombre Hantavirus strain still focus for Southwest tribes despite Andes strain

May 26, 8:00 AM EDT

In 1993, the Sin Nombre strain of Hantavirus was named. Once again Hantavirus has made international headlines, after an outbreak of the Andes strain among passengers on a cruise ship traveling from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands, two islands off the coast of northwest Africa. The World Health Organization reported that the Andes strain was contracted on land and brought onto the ship, where several other passengers were exposed.

Yahoo Finance

90-Second Read: Cocrystal Pharma Announces Discovery of Pan-Viral Inhibitors Targeting Hantavirus, Bunyavirus and Influenza

May 26, 8:00 AM EDT

These antiviral molecules target a highly conserved region of the viral replication enzyme, specifically the L-protein of Andes Hantavirus, which is essential for viral replication and transcription. Currently, there are no approved antivirals or vaccines for Andes Hantavirus or other Hantaviruses. About Cocrystal Pharma's Structure-Based Drug Discovery Platform Cocrystal is leveraging its structure‑based drug discovery platform technology to design next‑generation antiviral candidates that precisely target viral replication mechanisms.

Modern Ghana

90-Second Read: Hantavirus Threat Raises Concern Across Africa: How Prepared Is the Continent?

May 26, 3:53 AM EDT

Emerging infectious diseases continue to pose serious challenges to global health systems, and growing concerns about Hantavirus are now drawing attention to Africa rsquo;s level of preparedness. While Africa has not recorded major Hantavirus outbreaks on the scale seen in other regions, researchers have identified Hantavirus strains in several rodent species across the continent. As environmental and public health challenges continue to evolve, the key question is no longer whether Africa could face a Hantavirus outbreak, but whether the continent is adequately prepared to detect, contain, and respond to it effectively. Although Hantavirus outbreaks have traditionally been associated with parts of Asia, Europe, and the Americas, experts warn that changing environmental conditions and increasing human interaction with rodent populations could place African countries at greater risk.

Anadolu Ajansı

90-Second Read: Spain confirms new Hantavirus case among those quarantined at Madrid hospital

May 25, 3:55 PM EDT

This is 2nd positive case among 14 Spanish nationals evacuated to Tenerife from luxury liner MV Hondius | Anadolu Spain on Monday confirmed a new Hantavirus case among individuals under preventive quarantine at a Madrid hospital. On May 11, Spain's health minister announced that one Spanish passenger aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship had tested positive for Hantavirus shortly after authorities completed the vessel's evacuation operation. Hantavirus is a rare disease usually transmitted through infected rodents or their droppings.

NBC News

90-Second Read: Spanish government confirms new case of Hantavirus

May 25, 3:42 PM EDT

The Spanish government said it has confirmed a new case of Hantavirus connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius, which became the center of an outbreak that killed three people earlier this month. The Spanish Health Ministry said the latest recorded case does not change the risk to the general public, nor the epidemiological response measures in place, as the case involved someone already within its activated isolation system. There have been no new deaths since May 2, when the outbreak was first reported to the World Health Organization.

IndexBox

90-Second Read: Second Hantavirus Case in Madrid Quarantine from MV Hondius Outbreak | 2026 Update - News and Statistics

May 25, 2:20 PM EDT

The Health Ministry confirms a second Hantavirus case in Madrid among Spanish nationals evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, detected via routine PCR testing with no elevated public risk. The Ministry of Health has confirmed a second positive case of Hantavirus among the Spanish nationals currently quarantined in Madrid. According to the ministry, the detection follows the outbreak identified on the cruise ship MV Hondius.

Times Chronicle

90-Second Read: Be mindful of Hantavirus when spring cleaning

May 25, 3:03 AM EDT

With the ongoing concern around the Hantavirus outbreak that occurred on a cruise ship, which claimed the lives of three passengers and now sees four Canadian passengers isolating, Interior Health (IH) is urging people to take basic precautions. The World Health Organization on May 14 stressed that the risk to the general public is "low" even though the Andean strain of Hantavirus, found in several people who were on board the impacted cruise ship, can in rare cases be transmitted among humans. But with spring cleaning on many people's agenda IH is highlighting that you can get infected with Hantavirus when Hantaviruses from old rodent droppings and urine are stirred up into the air and then inhaled when sweeping and dusting.

The Hill

90-Second Read: WHO chief says Hantavirus ‘situation is stable for now’

May 24, 6:17 PM EDT

WHO chief provides update on Hantavirus outbreak linked to South Atlantic cruise ship. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said the Hantavirus "situation is stable for now." Tedros provided an update stating that WHO has reported 12 cases of Hantavirus and three deaths, with no other confirmed deaths since May 2. Seventeen Americans and one British national exposed to Hantavirus on the cruise ship were quarantined either in Nebraska or Georgia while health officials monitored them for symptoms.

Travel And Tour World

90-Second Read: South Africa Confirms Rare Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Tied to Cruise Ship MV Hondius: Global Health Response Intensifies

May 24, 1:16 AM EDT

South Africa confirms Andes Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship; global health authorities monitor cases and coordinate rapid response. The NICD in South Africa played a pivotal role in confirming the outbreak by identifying the Andes virus strain of Hantavirus through virus‑specific PCR and sequencing. In summary, the rare detection of an Andes Hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius underscores the significance of international cooperation in global health surveillance and rapid laboratory diagnostics. As of the latest official update by the WHO, multiple cases of Hantavirus infection have been confirmed or are probable among passengers and crew of the MV Hondius, including several fatalities.

Arab News PK

90-Second Read: Should Arab region worry about the Hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks?

May 23, 4:16 PM EDT

DUBAI: Governments across the Arab region are on alert for the potential spread of Hantavirus and Ebola following recent international cases, although no infections have been recorded in the region to date. UAE authorities also said the country's surveillance and response systems remained fully prepared to handle emerging health threats, including both Hantavirus and Ebola, with frameworks regularly reviewed in line with international standards. The Hantavirus cases have been linked to the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, which set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1 on a transatlantic journey across the South Atlantic, carrying 147 passengers and crew. Saudi Arabia's Public Health Authority, known as Weqaya, said it was closely tracking reports of Hantavirus infections abroad, while emphasizing that the risk of the virus reaching the Kingdom remained very low.

Travel And Tour World

90-Second Read: Travel Health Concerns Rise After Deadly Andes Hantavirus Incident During Luxury South America Cruise

May 23, 3:54 PM EDT

CDC Hantavirus monitoring now includes 41 Americans after a cruise outbreak linked to the Andes strain. International travelers are being encouraged to stay informed after U.S. health officials began monitoring dozens of Americans following potential exposure to a rare Hantavirus strain linked to a South America cruise voyage. The health alert emerged after several passengers aboard an expedition cruise traveling near Patagonia reportedly became infected with the Andes strain of Hantavirus.

Shaw Local

90-Second Read: Risk of Hantavirus low in Will, Kankakee, Kendall counties

May 23, 3:00 PM EDT

In fact, officials at Will, Kendall or Kankakee counties have not identified any confirmed cases of Hantavirus in the last five years. Nor has Kendall County identified any recent trends or clusters of Hantavirus, said Sara Karantonis, director of community health. In Illinois, the deer mouse is the primary transmitter of Hantavirus, and people in rural areas are at the highest risk, since deer mice prefer fields and forests to "highly urbanized locations," according to the communicable disease staff at the Kankakee Health Department. Hantaviruses are a group of zoonotic viruses that infect rodents.

West Valley View

90-Second Read: Hantavirus in the news

May 23, 3:00 AM EDT

Hantavirus news is usually confined to high-risk areas such as Arizona and New Mexico and unusual outbreaks like that in Yosemite National Park in 2012. The cruise ship MV Hondius has been identified as the source of the recent Hantavirus outbreak. Though the risk of a broad spread in the U.S. is "considered extremely unlikely at this time," the CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory on Hantavirus urging clinicians across the country to be aware of possible imported cases.

Clinical Lab Products

90-Second Read: Andes Virus Shifts Hantavirus Conversation for US Labs

May 22, 5:00 PM EDT

Emerging Andes virus cases are prompting US clinical labs to reassess Hantavirus protocols and consider exposures beyond rodent contact. Recent Andes virus cases, however, are prompting laboratories to revisit how they think about Hantavirus exposure and transmission. Despite the recent attention, Hantavirus remains rare in the US, with fewer than 900 cases reported between 1993 and 2023, according to Talbot. May 22, 2026 | Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Diagnostics | For most laboratorians in the United States, Hantavirus has long been synonymous with Sin Nombre virus, a pathogen transmitted through contact with the urine or feces of infected rodents.

Medical Xpress

90-Second Read: WHO says new Hantavirus case among Hondius ship's crew

May 22, 3:40 PM EDT

A member of the MV Hondius cruise ship crew who disembarked in Spain's Canary Islands and was repatriated to the Netherlands was confirmed Friday as a new Hantavirus case, the WHO said. The Andes species is the only strain of Hantavirus known to be able to jump from human-to-human. Spread by rodents, Hantavirus is a rare virus for which no vaccines or specific treatments exist.

AOL.com

90-Second Read: American who was on the Hantavirus cruise ship says isolation center is like ‘prison’

May 21, 8:14 AM EDT

Instead, he and several others are being kept at a facility in Omaha for 42 days, the full incubation period for Hantavirus. The Hondius arrived back in the Netherlands on Monday after an 8,500-mile journey from southern Argentina, during which up to 11 people contracted the Andes strain of Hantavirus, which can be transmitted between people. The cruise took almost 150 people on a sightseeing trip to some of the world's most remote places, but instead became the center of global attention after a Dutch passenger died on board April 11. The 18 Americans on board were flown back to the United States, eventually all ending up at the National Quarantine Unit, a specialized facility in Omaha.

cidrap.umn.edu

90-Second Read: Public Health Alerts: Andes Hantavirus on a cruise ship, 2026

May 20, 5:04 PM EDT

A Public Health Alerts report today provides detailed information on 10 of the 11 cases of Andes Hantavirus infection on passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship, including the first passenger who contracted the disease after the index patient. Three of the 10 patients died, and two of the other seven remain hospitalized after infection with the Andes strain of the virus (ANDV), which is the only Hantavirus strain known to transmit among people. The Public Health Alerts report notes that patient 3 first experienced pneumonia symptoms, including shortness of breath and fever, on April 21. The case not detailed in the report involves a Canadian passenger who tested "presumed positive" late last week.

Gizmodo

90-Second Read: Colorado Reports Its First Hantavirus Death Since 2024

May 20, 7:30 AM EDT

Colorado officials are asking residents to be mindful of Hantavirus infections from the local Sin Nombre strain during spring cleaning. Colorado authorities have logged their first confirmed death from Hantavirus since 2024, according to a statement on Monday from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Officials noted that this new Hantavirus case has been traced to a strain endemic to Colorado, Sin Nombre (Spanish for "nameless"), and not the now widely known Andes strain responsible for infecting at least 11 people onboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius and killing three.

Phys.org

90-Second Read: Argentine researchers collect rodents for Hantavirus tests

May 20, 7:20 AM EDT

The Connexion

90-Second Read: France Hantavirus update: contact cases continue to test negative

May 20, 2:30 AM EDT

These contact cases continue to test negative for Hantavirus, confirmed health minister Stéphanie Rist in her most recent update on the matter. An emergency decree passed last week allows for up to 42 days of isolation for Hantavirus contact cases in France, as recommended by the World Health Organization. A 73-year old French woman who was on the MV Hondius ship tested positive for Hantavirus soon after arrival in France, and is in critical condition at Paris' Bichat hospital. The 26 individuals consist of four patients on the MV Hondius cruise ship where the Hantavirus outbreak originated, as well as 22 French nationals who caught one of two flights alongside a Dutch woman who was unaware she was infected with the disease.

Big Island Video News

90-Second Read: Hawaiʻi Health Officials Monitoring Ebola, Hantavirus

May 20, 1:25 AM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 16th declared a public health emergency of international concern due to the Ebola outbreak. The DOH also continues to closely monitor an outbreak of Andes virus, a strain of Hantavirus, among passengers and crew of the cruise ship MV Hondius. Cases of infections caused by these other Hantaviruses, although relatively rare, are seasonal and typically increase in the continental U.S. during the spring and summer as people come into contact with infected rodents.

Yahoo

90-Second Read: Washington health department investigating Hantavirus cases, links to cruise ship outbreak

May 19, 7:17 PM EDT

According to the Washington State Department of Health, one investigation involves people who were potentially exposed to cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. Portland Trail Blazers laying off 70 employees in organizational restructure While the health department investigates, officials said the risk of Hantavirus to the public remains "very low." According to DOH, Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that are carried by rodents. The Washington State Department of Health says it has tracked Hantavirus cases since 1994 and typically reports one to five Sin Nombre cases every year. Health officials in Washington are working with local and federal partners on investigations into Hantavirus infections found in the state.

Mexico Business News

90-Second Read: Hantavirus and Ebola Alerts / Mexican Extradition Request Denied

May 19, 5:33 PM EDT

The Ministry of Health issued a travel warning for Ebola outbreaks in Africa and confirmed Mexico has registered zero cases of Hantavirus. Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) has formally requested the government of Israel to respect the human rights of Mexican citizens aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla. Separately, SSA confirmed that Mexico has registered zero cases of Hantavirus, a rodent-borne respiratory illness with 13 global cases and three deaths, and emphasized that national laboratories remain under active epidemiological surveillance for both pathogens. 1, 2018, and May 13, 2026, Mexico submitted 269 formal extradition requests to the United States, none of which have been fulfilled.

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90-Second Read: Argentines hunting for source of Hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city

May 19, 5:16 PM EDT

The state-backed Malbrán Institute, Argentina's leading research center for infectious diseases, said the team would repeat the routine for the next three days before returning with the samples to the institute's main Buenos Aires laboratory to test for Hantavirus. But provincial officials further north in Patagonia where the Hantavirus is endemic insist that the first known victims of the outbreak, a Dutch couple passionate about birds, didn't visit during the window in which it is believed they got infected. Adamant that tourism-dependent Tierra del Fuego isn't the source of the cruise ship outbreak, health authorities here say they welcome a broader objective of the investigation: figuring out if their province has Hantavirus at all at a time of global warming.

The Hill

90-Second Read: CDC requiring some former cruise passengers to stay in Hantavirus quarantine

May 19, 4:06 PM EDT

The CDC has issued quarantine orders for two passengers from the M/V Hondius cruise ship to remain at the Nebraska Quarantine Facility until May 31. The Trump administration is forcing two American passengers who were exposed to the Hantavirus to stay in a special quarantine facility in Nebraska. CDC said last week there are no cases of the Andes strain of Hantavirus in the U.S. The quarantine orders were signed by CDC acting director Jay Bhattacharya, citing public health laws.

WOWT

90-Second Read: Hantavirus update: CDC confirms 2 brought to Omaha facility ordered to quarantine

May 19, 3:10 PM EDT

The CDC issued quarantine orders Monday for two of the M/V Hondius cruise ship passengers brought to Omaha for observation at the National Quarantine Unit at UNMC-Nebraska Medicine. The news comes as the New York Times reported that one woman was planning to leave the quarantine facility until she was ordered to stay for at least two more weeks. All of the passengers at the facility had previously not been officially under quarantine.

Yahoo

90-Second Read: Argentine researchers collect rodents for Hantavirus tests

May 19, 2:51 PM EDT

Argentine scientists on Tuesday began collecting rodents in the woods around Ushuaia to search for carriers of Hantavirus in the area from which the virus-stricken MV Hondius set sail.The Hantavirus o... The samples will be tested for the Andes train of Hantavirus detected in several of the Hondius's passengers -- the only known strain to spread between people. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the Hondius, which set sail from Ushuaia on April 1, triggered a global health scare. The first of three cruise ship passengers to die from the rodent-borne virus, a Dutchman, spent 48 hours in Ushuaia with his wife before embarking on the cruise, raising suspicions they became infected in Ushuaia.

Scientific American

90-Second Read: “I could be in this room for 42 days and literally not get to breathe fresh air.” What it’s like quarantining for Hantavirus

May 19, 2:45 PM EDT

But that's nothing compared with the quarantine protocols that the 18 Americans who were exposed to Hantavirus on a cruise ship are currently experiencing. That's what Jake Rosmarin, one of the passengers who was onboard the MV Hondius, the cruise ship on which several passengers became infected with or killed by a deadly Hantavirus called the Andes virus, is currently doing. So the ship's crew didn't immediately tell you it was Hantavirus? From his quarantine room, he talked about what the facility has been like, what the health and safety procedures have been and how he's been making the best of his situation.

Shaw Local

90-Second Read: Suspected Hantavirus case in Illinois resident tests negative

May 19, 2:16 PM EDT

The CDC performed confirmatory testing, which did not detect Hantavirus, the Illinois Department of Public Health said on Tuesday. Furthermore, the risk of getting Hantavirus remains very low for Illinois residents, according to IDPH. Illinois has only had seven positive Hantavirus cases from 1993 to March 2025.

Health Policy Watch

90-Second Read: WHO Is Alarmed At 'Scale And Speed' Of Ebola Outbreak As Hantavirus Threat Recedes

May 19, 12:14 PM EDT

Two weeks ago, the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, sparked international panic and wall-to-wall news coverage, but it has now been brought under control, Tedros told the assembly. So far, there are 11 reported cases, including three deaths, and no deaths have been reported since the second of May, when WHO was first informed of the outbreak on the ship. The outbreaks of Ebola and Hantavirus in the past two weeks show why international threats need an international response. More than 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths beyond the confirmed caseload have been reported.

The Oklahoman

90-Second Read: Hantavirus on a cruise ship: What to know about the Andes virus

May 19, 7:30 AM EDT

By now, we've seen the headlines about the outbreak of Hantavirus aboard a cruise ship earlier this month. It's known as the Andes virus, and it's deadlier than most other forms of Hantavirus. Based on genetic sequencing that's been performed on samples taken from several passengers on the cruise ship, it appears to be a strain quite similar to the Andes virus that caused the new outbreak. The Hantavirus is what's known as a zoonotic virus, meaning it originates in animals and can be spread to humans.

paproviders.org

90-Second Read: DOH Advisory: 2026 Multi-Country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship

May 19, 7:25 AM EDT

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) has released an advisory regarding a multi-country cluster of Hantavirus cases linked to an international cruise ship expedition. The outbreak has been connected to the Andes virus strain, which is notable because it is the only known Hantavirus capable of limited person-to-person transmission under close, prolonged exposure conditions. Hantavirus infections remain extremely rare in the United States and particularly in Pennsylvania, where only two cases have been reported since 2010.

KQED

90-Second Read: What Hantavirus Teaches Us About the State of Outbreak Response

May 18, 6:08 PM EDT

We talk to experts about the recent Hantavirus and ebola outbreaks, and the response. Airdate: Tuesday, May 19 at 10 AM The recent Hantavirus outbreak, which killed three people and sickened close to a dozen more, is largely under control, with many passengers now quarantining back in their home countries. Mina Kim: We're talking with Peter Chin-Hong about the recent Hantavirus outbreak and what it tells us about the state of global and national health response.

sanmarcosrecord.com

90-Second Read: Virology specialist addresses Hantavirus concerns: Cruise ship outbreak prompts international response

May 18, 3:45 PM EDT

A deadly outbreak of Hantavirus linked to the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius has raised international concern after multiple passengers became ill and at least three people died. A total of 11 people around the world have had either confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus tied to the cruise outbreak, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ph.D., said at a recent news conference. Health officials are taking the outbreak seriously because Hantavirus infections can be severe and because cruise passengers travel internationally. According to current reports, 18 Americans who were aboard the cruise ship linked to the deadly Hantavirus outbreak are now being monitored at specialized healthcare facilities in the United States.

KOMO

90-Second Read: Cruise ship hit by deadly Hantavirus outbreak docks in Netherlands for disinfection

May 18, 2:12 PM EDT

At least 11 Hantavirus cases have been reported, including nine confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday that there are currently no known Hantavirus cases in the United States. Hantavirus typically spreads through contact with rodent droppings and is not easily transmitted between people.

NBC News

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands after long, deadly voyage

May 18, 1:59 PM EDT

ET for disinfection after putting authorities across the world on alert following the deadly outbreak of a communicable strain of the virus primarily spread by rodents. The incubation period for Hantavirus is up to six weeks; on Saturday, it was revealed that a Canadian passenger tested positive last week and is being treated in a hospital. Hantavirus is endemic in parts of South America but remains very rare among humans and has never before been recorded on a cruise ship.

The Seattle Times

90-Second Read: Argentina’s icy outpost at the end of the world fears the Hantavirus will chill tourism

May 18, 10:35 AM EDT

Remote Ushuaia in Argentina, known as the southernmost city on earth, has found itself at the center of a global media storm involving the deadly Hantavirus outbreak. Several travel agents said that fears about the Andes variant of the Hantavirus have already caused some Americans and Europeans to scrap cruise bookings for next season. Scientists from a government research institute have yet to arrive in Ushuaia more than two weeks after Argentina's Health Ministry said it would send them to test rodents in the province, which has never registered a case of the Hantavirus. The wind-lashed city that bills itself as the "end of the world" now fears for its future.

Yahoo

90-Second Read: Canada Confirms Hantavirus Case In Former Cruise Passenger

May 18, 9:12 AM EDT

A total of 11 cases have been reported as of Monday, said the World Health Organization's director general. One of four Canadians who traveled on the cruise ship at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus over the weekend, with the total number of reported cases now at 11, health officials said. A person who was traveling with the infected individual tested negative for the virus, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement.

NewsNation

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in the Netherlands for cleaning

May 18, 7:57 AM EDT

A cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning. Three passengers have died, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is the first known case on a cruise ship. The outbreak on the ship has reached 11 cases, nine of which have been confirmed.

World Health Organization (WHO)

90-Second Read: Hantavirus in Focus I: what we know and what it means

May 18, 6:16 AM EDT

This webinar will share what is known about Hantavirus, including the global and country perspectives, and what this event means for public health and community protection. In May 2026, WHO was notified of a multi‑country cluster of Hantavirus infections linked to an expedition cruise ship. To provide an up‑to‑date overview of Hantavirus, including the current multi‑country event, and to discuss its implications for public health.

Newsweek

90-Second Read: How Ebola compares to Hantavirus as Americans "directly affected" withdrawn

May 18, 5:01 AM EDT

A "small number" of Americans have been impacted by the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC, not long after the Hantavirus outbreak. This comes shortly after a Hantavirus outbreak was declared on the MV Hondius cruise ship in April, leaving 41 people across the U.S. under monitoring who were either passengers on board in the ship, or who may have been exposed to the virus indirectly. Though both have high fatality rates, the Ebola virus is being touted as more concerning as it is considered more contagious, and there have already been a higher number of reported cases than the Hantavirus outbreak.

seMissourian

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in the Netherlands

May 18, 4:03 AM EDT

During the outbreak, three passengers who had been aboard the ship died, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP), A cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is the first known case on a cruise ship.

New York Post

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship expected to arrive in the Netherlands

May 18, 3:45 AM EDT

A cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning. The outbreak on the ship has reached 11 cases, nine of which have been confirmed, according to the World Health Organization. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is the first known case on a cruise ship.

WRAL

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship expected to arrive in the Netherlands

May 18, 3:18 AM EDT

A cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection. During the outbreak, three passengers who had been aboard the ship died, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is the first known case on a cruise ship. The outbreak on the ship has reached at least 11 cases, nine of which have been confirmed.

The Seattle Times

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship expected to arrive in the Netherlands

May 18, 3:06 AM EDT

A cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak has begun entering the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP), A cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is the first known case on a cruise ship.

AP News

90-Second Read: Argentina’s icy outpost at the end of the world fears the Hantavirus will chill tourism

May 18, 3:01 AM EDT

Remote Ushuaia in Argentina, known as the southernmost city on earth, has found itself at the center of a global media storm involving the deadly Hantavirus outbreak. Several travel agents said that fears about the Andes variant of the Hantavirus have already caused some Americans and Europeans to scrap cruise bookings for next season. Scientists from a government research institute have yet to arrive in Ushuaia more than two weeks after Argentina's Health Ministry said it would send them to test rodents in the province, which has never registered a case of the Hantavirus. The sun shines down on Ushuaia, Argentina, Thursday, May 14, 2026.

AP News

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship expected to arrive in the Netherlands

May 18, 1:36 AM EDT

A cruise ship hit by a Hantavirus outbreak is set to arrive in the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday. Three passengers have died, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is the first known case on a cruise ship.

LiveNOW from FOX

90-Second Read: Canada confirms 1st positive Hantavirus case

May 17, 6:08 PM EDT

Canada's national health agency confirmed Sunday that one of four Canadians who returned from the cruise ship MV Hondius during a Hantavirus outbreak has tested positive. The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the positive test a day after the public health officer for the province of British Columbia said the person had received a "presumptive positive" but further testing would be conducted at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg. We are learning this Monday that one American has tested positive for Hantavirus and at least one other is showing mild symptoms.

ABC15 Arizona

90-Second Read: Colorado adult dies from Hantavirus; case not linked to cruise ship outbreak

May 17, 3:45 PM EDT

A person in Colorado has died from Hantavirus, state and county health officials reported on Saturday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said it's investigating the incident and said the Douglas County case is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. But the Hantavirus that has caused the cruise ship outbreak, called the Andes virus, may be able to spread between people in rare cases. However, the case is not linked to the recent cruise ship outbreak.

Denver7

90-Second Read: Douglas County adult dies from Hantavirus; case not linked to cruise ship outbreak

May 17, 2:25 PM EDT

A Douglas County adult resident has died from Hantavirus, state and county health officials reported on Saturday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said it's investigating the incident and said the Douglas County case is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. But the Hantavirus that has caused the cruise ship outbreak, called the Andes virus, may be able to spread between people in rare cases.

Yahoo

90-Second Read: Hantavirus latest updates: Canada reports first presumptive case linked to MV Hondius as global total hits 11

May 17, 1:24 PM EDT

There are no known cases of Hantavirus in the United States, health officials say. Dozens of people are being monitored for Hantavirus tied to the deadly outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius. The case total has climbed to 11, the BBC reported Sunday, after a Canadian passenger from the ship tested presumptive positive for the virus. Three people who traveled on the ship have died, two of them confirmed to have had Hantavirus.

KY3

90-Second Read: Arkansas man accused of threatening a mass shooting if the country were locked down due to Hantavirus

May 16, 12:49 PM EDT

A man from Oakland, Ark., was arrested after allegedly making threats of a mass shooting if the country were locked down due to Hantavirus. According to a press release from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Aaron Keith Bynum, 20, was arrested on charges of first-degree terroristic threatening and harassing communications. On May 9, the FBI's National Threats Operations Center received an electronic tip that an individual in an online multiplayer game had threatened a mass shooting at his local Walmart if the country were locked down again due to the Hantavirus.

The Week

90-Second Read: The Hantavirus Andes strain: can it be contained?

May 16, 2:28 AM EDT

He also showed that Hantaviruses, which are carried by rodents, can be inhaled by humans in dust contaminated by droppings or urine. They divide into two groups: Old World Hantaviruses, in Europe and Asia, cause kidney dysfunction and have a mortality rate of 1% to 15%; New World ones, in the Americas, lead to severe lung infections and are fatal in around 40% of cases. The Andes strain does not spread easily: it requires intimate or very close contact. Since then, numerous strains that can be transmitted to humans have been identified.

MyNorthwest.com

90-Second Read: Fourth King County resident potentially exposed to Hantavirus

May 15, 8:54 PM EDT

A fourth King County resident is under monitoring for the Andes type of Hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. The King County resident is considered at low risk for infection, according to Public Health, Seattle and King County. No one in King County has symptoms of Hantavirus, and there are no cases of the virus in King County, health officials reiterated. Two of them were sitting on an airplane near an ill passenger who was removed from the aircraft and later tested positive for the virus, according to a news release from Public Health, Seattle and King County Tuesday.

KUSA.com

90-Second Read: Colorado health officials confirm deadly Hantavirus case

May 15, 8:40 PM EDT

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said it is working with the Douglas County Health Department to investigate a confirmed case of Hantavirus in a Douglas County adult that resulted in death. Hantavirus infections caused by the Sin Nombre Hantavirus, happen regularly in Colorado, according to CDPHE, usually in the spring and summer, and can cause a severe and sometimes deadly respiratory disease. Colorado has recorded 132 cases of Sin Nombre Hantavirus since surveillance of it began in 1993, when it was discovered in the Four Corners region.

Fox News

90-Second Read: Possible Hantavirus case under investigation in upstate New York; no connection to deadly cruise ship outbreak

May 15, 8:37 PM EDT

The Ontario County Public Health Department in upstate New York says it is investigating a "suspected locally acquired Hantavirus case" with no connection to cruise ship outbreak. The investigation comes as global health officials continue monitoring a rare Hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius luxury cruise ship that has sickened multiple passengers and crew members and left three people dead. As of May 13, the World Health Organization (WHO) said 11 Hantavirus cases had been identified in connection with the cruise outbreak, including eight confirmed cases, two probable cases and one inconclusive case. Health officials have emphasized that Hantavirus infections remain rare and that the risk to the general public is low.

KOMO

90-Second Read: Health officials track fourth King County resident tied to MV Hondius Andes Hantavirus

May 15, 8:00 PM EDT

The King County resident is considered at low risk for infection because they were not seated near the ill passenger, health officials said. Earlier this week, Public Health announced that three King County residents were under monitoring for the Andes type of Hantavirus. Health officials said there are currently no cases of Andes-type Hantavirus in King County, and no residents are showing symptoms.

Discover Magazine

90-Second Read: Andes Hantavirus Strain Could Linger in Human Semen for Nearly 6 Years, and Change Little Over Time

May 15, 5:37 PM EDT

Learn how researchers discovered traces of Andes virus lingering in a patient's semen nearly six years after infection and why the findings are raising new questions during the current Hantavirus outbreak. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Andes virus is a type of Hantavirus and the only known strain capable of spreading from person to person. Read More : A Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship Leaves 3 Dead, Why Viral Outbreaks Are So Common at Sea The researchers note that finding viral genetic material does not necessarily mean a live infectious virus was still present the entire time. Years later, the team continued detecting viral RNA in semen samples even after it had disappeared from his blood.

NBC News

90-Second Read: No known cases of Hantavirus in U.S. as officials monitor 41 with possible exposure

May 15, 8:16 AM EDT

There are no known cases of Hantavirus in the United States as of Friday morning, garnering a sense of hope stateside amid a global outbreak that has killed three people, sickened 11 and forced dozens into quarantine. Officials have said that the test taken aboard the ship was likely a false positive, and that the physician does not have antibodies to Hantavirus, meaning he was likely never exposed to or ill with it. Canadian health officials have said they are monitoring 36 people, including four cruise ship passengers, in isolation, but so far, none are showing symptoms.

KUSA.com

90-Second Read: Denver Health keeps biocontainment unit ready to help with Andes Hantavirus cases

May 14, 9:33 PM EDT

Colorado hasn't reported any exposures, but Denver Health is staying ready. This is sort of in preparation for Denver Health as the regional treatment center, to be able to potentially take in care for any patients with high-consequence infectious diseases such as the Hantavirus. There are no known cases of Andes Hantavirus here in Colorado right now.

The Desert Sun

90-Second Read: Why health officials are monitoring Californians for Andes Hantavirus

May 14, 7:25 PM EDT

He or she is now in the Pitcairn Islands, a British territory in the South Pacific, being monitored by the CDC and British health officials. There are no reported cases of Andes Hantavirus disease in California, among California residents, or among U.S. residents, the California Department of Public Health said in a May 13 press release. Health officials are monitoring five Californians who may have been exposed to the virus.

KATV

90-Second Read: Arkansas health officials monitoring rare Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship

May 14, 7:11 PM EDT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal health agencies are tracking possible exposures nationwide after an outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship that left three passengers dead. The Arkansas Department of Health said it is staying in close contact with federal partners but has not identified any Arkansas residents linked to the outbreak. Officials said the strain involved in the outbreak is the Andes variant of Hantavirus, which is primarily found in South America and is unusual because it can spread from person to person. In the United States, Hantavirus cases are rare and typically associated with exposure to rodents or their droppings.

KTVN

90-Second Read: Nevada health officials monitoring Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship

May 14, 5:06 PM EDT

Public health officials say the risk to the general public from the cruise ship outbreak is low. An outbreak of Hantavirus associated with the M/V Hondius cruise ship continues to be monitored, and federal health officials are reporting no Nevada residents among those affected. To reduce the risk of Hantavirus, Nevadans can: Anyone who develops symptoms of Hantavirus and has had recent exposure to rodents or rodent droppings/urine should contact their health care provider.

Nautilus | Science

90-Second Read: Stop Demonizing the Birdwatchers Who Contracted Hantavirus

May 14, 5:00 PM EDT

Reports have suggested that the Schilperoords may have caught the Hantavirus in late March after visiting a landfill, and well-known birding hotspot, on the outskirts of Ushuaia, Argentina, where the cruise ship was docked. The virus spread to other passengers on the cruise, and as of mid-May, officials have documented 11 confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, including three deaths. That sounds more like two passionate birders seeking to check off a rare species on their lifetime list and less like a pair of haphazard birdwatchers to me. He and his wife, Mirjam, passed away last month after contracting the deadly virus as they traveled through South America on a months-long vacation.

Daytona Beach News-Journal

90-Second Read: Have there been Hantavirus cases in Florida? Data says yes

May 14, 3:59 PM EDT

More than 40 people across the United States may have been exposed to Hantavirus in connection with a deadly cruise ship outbreak for symptoms of Hantavirus, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said during a May 14 briefing. Of the three confirmed cases in Florida, one was in October 1993, one happened in April 2010, and the third was reported in June 2012, CDC data shows. The Florida Department of Health website tracks Hantavirus cases since 2016. The 18 American cruise passengers are still in quarantine in facilities in Nebraska and Georgia, with all of them now testing negative for Hantavirus.

WIRED

90-Second Read: Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

May 14, 3:04 PM EDT

Plus, Leah shares with us some of the most outlandish conspiracy theories that have been swirling around the Hantavirus outbreak. Leah Feiger : We'll also get into the wild conspiracy theories that have been increasingly swirling around the Hantavirus from wellness influencers and grifters. A lot of them have been recycling very similar conspiracy theories from the Covid-19 pandemic. Today on "Uncanny Valley," we discuss how Donald Trump's visit to China could influence conversations between world leaders at a moment when the economic and foreign policy stakes couldn't be higher.

Kansas City Star

90-Second Read: KU Med is monitoring 3 Kansans exposed to deadly Andes Hantavirus, state confirms

May 14, 2:13 PM EDT

The three Kansas residents who came into close contact with a person who tested positive for the Andes Hantavirus are being monitored at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, state health officials say. There are no confirmed cases of the Andes Hantavirus in Kansas, and the risk to the general public from the Andes virus remains extremely low. The Andes Hantavirus is a disease that can spread through exposure to rodent droppings, urine and saliva, but can sometimes be contracted from prolonged contact with an infected person, according to the KDHE.

U.S. News & World Report

90-Second Read: WHO Details Its Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak Working Hypothesis

May 14, 1:59 PM EDT

A total of 11 Hantavirus cases, including three deaths, have been reported. The first Hantavirus case of the outbreak likely came from exposure on land before boarding the cruise ship. The World Health Organization on Wednesday detailed its working hypothesis for how the deadly Hantavirus outbreak spread on a cruise ship.

Scientific American

90-Second Read: Did a bird-watching visit to this Argentine landfull spark the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak? Experts raise doubts

May 14, 1:30 PM EDT

Officials are investigating the origin of the outbreak of Hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which departed Argentina's southernmost city, Ushuaia, last month. To date, there have been 11 reported cases of Hantavirus from the cruise ship outbreak, and nine of them have been confirmed; of these cases, three people have died. Scientists have identified the type responsible for the cruise outbreak as the Andes virus. A Dutch married couple were the first to show symptoms of Hantavirus.

WRDW

90-Second Read: Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with Hantavirus cleared to leave biocontainment unit isolation

May 14, 11:30 AM EDT

A doctor who helped care for passengers with Hantavirus was cleared to leave isolation in a special biocontainment unit. Stephen Kornfeld, a retired oncologist, helped care for sick passengers aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius after the ship's doctor got severely ill. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a total of 11 Hantavirus cases linked to the cruise have been reported worldwide, including three deaths.

WVIR

90-Second Read: Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with Hantavirus cleared to leave biocontainment unit isolation

May 14, 11:30 AM EDT

MedPage Today

90-Second Read: Oncologist Who Cared for Hantavirus Patients on Ship Leaves Medical Isolation Unit

May 14, 10:58 AM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that a total of 11 Hantavirus cases linked to the cruise have been reported worldwide, including three deaths. Health authorities say it is the first Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. Public health officials say the risk to the general public from the cruise ship outbreak is low. Stephen Kornfeld, MD, of Bend, Oregon, was among more than 120 passengers and crew evacuated from the ship and flown to different countries to enter quarantine.

WSB-TV

90-Second Read: Nurse who treated Georgia Ebola patients shares into Hantavirus battle at Emory

May 13, 11:47 PM EDT

A former nurse at Emory Hospital who treated Ebola patients in 2014 is sharing insight into what could be taking place inside the Hantavirus unit. She told Channel 2's Cory James that it could be a very isolating experience for the two passengers who are quarantining. While she says that the Hantavirus unit could be very different, the standards and policies are likely the same.

bendbulletin.com

90-Second Read: Bend doctor tells CNN he tested positive for Hantavirus

May 13, 10:44 PM EDT

A retired Bend doctor who was on a cruise ship where three people died after contracting the Hantavirus says he too has tested positive for the dangerous virus. Health authorities say it is the first Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. Now, he is one of 18 Americans under observation at specialized healthcare facilities designed to treat people with dangerous infectious diseases after three people died and others were sickened by a Hantavirus outbreak aboard the ship. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed.

AP News

90-Second Read: Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with Hantavirus leaves medical isolation unit

May 13, 8:56 PM EDT

An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska, where he was the lone American placed in isolation after he helped care for fellow passengers who became sick on board. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a total of 11 Hantavirus cases linked to the cruise have been reported worldwide, including three deaths. Health authorities say it is the first Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.

Spectrum News

90-Second Read: Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit

May 13, 6:28 PM EDT

An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak says he's the lone American isolated at a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a total of 11 Hantavirus cases linked to the cruise have been reported worldwide, including three deaths. Health authorities say it is the first Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. While 15 other Americans are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Kornfeld was the only one taken to a separate unit after a nasal swab he took on the ship tested positive for the virus.

FOX4KC.com

90-Second Read: Three people exposed to Hantavirus taken to KU Hospital for observation

May 13, 6:06 PM EDT

KDHE said on Wednesday those three individuals have been taken to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, for observation. Should any of the three test positive for the Andes Hantavirus, KDHE said the public will be properly notified and more information will be provided. At this time, KDHE says there are no confirmed cases of the Andes Hantavirus in Kansas.

CIDRAP

90-Second Read: CDC: ‘Risk to general public from Hantavirus is low’

May 13, 4:55 PM EDT

Despite assurances, several experts are warning that person-to-person transmission may not be as rare as previously thought, often citing a 2018 outbreak of Hantavirus at a birthday party, also in Argentina. Finally today, the Illinois Department of Public Health said it is investigating a potential Hantavirus case in an Illinois resident not linked to the cruise ship. Public health staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet passengers in Tenerife, Spain as they deboard a cruise ship that has been at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak. Fitter also addressed the American who was reported to have had a "mildly positive" Hantavirus test earlier this week.

WOWT

90-Second Read: WATCH: CDC gives update on Hantavirus-exposed cruise passengers at Nebraska Medicine

May 13, 3:47 PM EDT

The CDC gave an update Wednesday afternoon on the cruise passengers brought to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha after they were exposed to Hantavirus. A plane carrying 18 Americans exposed to Hantavirus on a cruise ship in Spain arrived at Eppley Airfield just before 2:30 a.m. CDC officials would not say during Wednesday's update whether the passengers are required to stay at the facilities, but have been encouraged to remain there, where they're being monitored and assessed, rather than quarantine at home. The release stopped short of confirming that the person had officially tested negative for Hantavirus.

The New York Times

90-Second Read: French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases

May 13, 3:09 PM EDT

The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said. A French woman with Hantavirus who had traveled on the MV Hondius cruise ship was critically ill on Wednesday, officials said, as the number of identified cases in the outbreak climbed to 11. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had identified eleven cases of Hantavirus, three in people who had died.

Newsweek

90-Second Read: Hantavirus cases map shows where virus has been detected

May 13, 1:52 PM EDT

While Hantavirus's lethality is concerning, its weeks-long incubation period makes controlling cases and contact tracing difficult. Only 11 cases of Hantavirus have been identified, and nine have been confirmed. Health officials in Washington also said they were monitoring two people who sat near a passenger from the cruise ship who tested positive for Hantavirus. At the same time, state health officials in Illinois are investigating a possible Hantavirus infection in a Winnebago County resident, unrelated to the cruise ship and involving a different strain of the virus.

Statesman Journal

90-Second Read: Oregon doctor who helped cruise patients tests positive for Hantavirus

May 13, 1:19 PM EDT

A retired Bend doctor who helped care for passengers aboard a cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak has now tested positive for the virus. Health officials believe a Dutch couple who became sick during the trip were exposed to the rodent-borne Andes Hantavirus while on a birdwatching excursion in Argentina. Hantavirus is rare in the United States, but when infections do occur, the most commonly reported form is Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), which is primarily associated with the deer mouse.

IPM Newsroom

90-Second Read: IDPH is investigating a potential Hantavirus case in Winnebago County

May 13, 1:00 PM EDT

The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a potential Hantavirus case affecting a Winnebago County resident. IDPH says before this, Illinois has had seven positive cases of Hantavirus since 1993, the most recent in March 2025. The potential case had direct contact with rodent droppings while cleaning and had symptoms consistent with an exposure to Hantavirus. IDPH stresses that the case is not connected to a recent outbreak in the news on the MV Hondius cruise ship.

EMS1

90-Second Read: Special report: Andes Hantavirus risk assessment

May 13, 9:48 AM EDT

Alex Isakov to break down the rapidly developing Andes Hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius. The World Health Organization reported a cluster of Hantavirus cases aboard the MV Hondius, traveling from Argentina toward Cape Verde. A Spanish passenger is sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. In the episode, he explains how Andes Hantavirus differs from other Hantaviruses already present in North America because it is capable of person-to-person transmission in limited circumstances.

Fox News

90-Second Read: The everyday places Americans could be exposed to Hantavirus — without knowing it

May 13, 7:00 AM EDT

Health experts explain how Americans may encounter the virus without realizing it. The rare Andes strain, which was linked to the MV Hondius outbreak, is the only known Hantavirus that has the capability to spread from person to person, usually through prolonged close contact with an infected person. Health officials say people can also encounter Hantavirus risk while handling firewood, working in rodent-prone outdoor areas or disturbing rodent nests and burrows. Hantavirus can hide in garages, sheds, attics and unused vehicles where rodents nest.

EL PAÍS English

90-Second Read: Efforts to control Hantavirus outbreak reach global scale while cases in Spain and France fuel uncertainty

May 13, 5:57 AM EDT

This succession of news reports and new cases has fueled uncertainty about whether the world has reached a point where bad news will begin to pile up. All suspected and confirmed cases have been isolated and managed under strict medical supervision, minimizing the risk of further transmission. The coordinated, global effort being made by governments, health authorities, and international organizations to contain the outbreak is immense. And there was no hesitation regarding the case of the French citizen admitted to the ICU, whose health deteriorated rapidly while she was being evacuated from Tenerife.

The Providence Journal

90-Second Read: Should Rhode Islanders worry about Hantavirus? Experts say no.

May 13, 5:09 AM EDT

Hantavirus is a serious disease with a high mortality rate, but it's rare, and Rhode Island has had just one known case of the disease. Hantavirus has been in the news a lot lately following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius. As of the end of 2023, there were 890 cases of Hantavirus disease reported in the United States since surveillance began in 1993, according to the CDC. The Rhode Island Department of Health and public health authorities worldwide are monitoring the situation and receiving regular updates from the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO), Beardsworth said.

KIRO 7 News Seattle

90-Second Read: Three people from King County potentially exposed to Hantavirus

May 12, 8:29 PM EDT

Three people in King County are being monitored after they were potentially exposed to the Andes type of Hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. One of the residents potentially exposed was a passenger on the ship and is being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska. Health officials say they were exposed on a flight from South Africa to Amsterdam, seated near a sick cruise ship passenger who later tested positive for the virus.

Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

90-Second Read: 3 Seattle area residents being monitored for Hantavirus

May 12, 6:59 PM EDT

Three King County residents may have been exposed to the Hantavirus that has killed and sickened passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. None of the three King County residents has tested positive for the Hantavirus or shown signs of illness so far, according to health officials. Read more about local Hantavirus from Public Health, Seattle & King County here. Passengers stand on the deck of the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius after it arrives at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026.

WCNC

90-Second Read: North Carolina monitoring Hantavirus exposure linked to cruise ship

May 12, 6:19 PM EDT

The exposure involves the Andes virus, a rare strain of Hantavirus, linked to passengers aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. Health officials say some of the exposed Americans were taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for monitoring, including one person from North Carolina. Experts say Hantavirus is most commonly linked to exposure to infected rodent droppings, urine or saliva.

Scientific American

90-Second Read: Hantavirus treatments are coming but not fast enough for this outbreak, experts say

May 12, 5:46 PM EDT

In the meantime, public health officials and clinicians are working to contain an outbreak that began on a cruise ship last month that has so far sickened at least nine people, resulting in three deaths. But the Andes virus, the type of Hantavirus at the center of the current outbreak, is capable of spreading from person to person. Still, there are potential therapies on the horizon that experts say deserve more attention as the outbreak unfolds. Hantavirus is typically spread to humans who are exposed to infected rodents or their feces or urine.

Al Jazeera

90-Second Read: Spain reports new Hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship

May 12, 9:45 AM EDT

The infected man is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members evacuated from MV Hondius, the ministry says. After evacuating its 87 passengers and 35 crew members, the cruise is now sailing back to the Netherlands, where it is expected to be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Health authorities say this is the first Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.

FOX 5 DC

90-Second Read: Maryland monitoring 2 residents for possible Hantavirus exposure; what you need to know

May 12, 7:56 AM EDT

The Maryland Department of Health is monitoring two people who were on a flight and were exposed to Hantavirus. FOX 5's Maureen Umeh reports that Maryland health officials say the two individuals were on a flight with a passenger who had been on the ship connected to those fatalities. Maryland has not reported a Hantavirus case since 2019, and the Andes strain has never been detected in the state.

NBC Boston

90-Second Read: Boston influencer who was on board Hantavirus-hit cruise ship shares his story

May 12, 7:47 AM EDT

Jake Rosmarin, a Boston photographer and influencer who was one of the passengers aboard the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship, shared his story with "TODAY" on... Their next stop was Cape Verde, but authorities there denied the ship from docking after Hantavirus was detected onboard. Rosmarin, a travel influencer with about 80,000 combined followers on Instagram and TikTok, gained national attention during the early days of the Hantavirus outbreak after posting a social media video that showed him emotionally reacting to the situation aboard the cruise ship. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases.

Nebraska Medicine

90-Second Read: Hantavirus monitoring updates

May 12, 4:00 AM EDT

Assessments include regular symptom monitoring and in-depth interviews with each passenger. The goal of the interviews is to understand each passenger's activities aboard the ship, to determine if there was any potential contact with those confirmed to have Hantavirus. Over the coming days, clinical teams will conduct individual health assessments and work with federal partners to determine next steps for each passenger, including whether they may safely complete their monitoring period at home. Nebraska Medicine's National Quarantine Unit (NQU) team, in collaboration with federal public health partners, is continuing assessments today on passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship.

MedPage Today

90-Second Read: CDC Alerts Clinicians About Potential for Imported Hantavirus Cases

May 12, 3:49 AM EDT

About 30 passengers disembarked the ship on April 24, returning to their home countries, including several Americans. From 1993 through 2023, there have been a total of 890 lab-confirmed cases of Hantavirus in the U.S., with a case fatality rate of 35%. As of May 8, WHO reported six confirmed cases, two suspected cases, and three deaths. Several state health departments -- including Arizona, California, Georgia, Texas, and Virgina -- confirmed to MedPage Today that they are monitoring individuals in their respective states.

6abc Philadelphia

90-Second Read: Hantavirus concerns grow as US officials monitor cases linked to cruise ship outbreak

May 12, 12:11 AM EDT

Health officials work to reassure the public as concerns grow over a Hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship. Two people in Maryland are now being monitored after taking an overseas flight with a passenger, who has tested positive for Hantavirus, from the affected cruise ship. In New Jersey, health officials are also monitoring two people who were not on the cruise ship but may have been exposed during air travel.

New York Post

90-Second Read: Americans on both coasts who weren’t on MV Hondius being monitored for Hantavirus after possible flight exposure

May 11, 9:05 PM EDT

At least five Americans on both US coasts are being monitored for Hantavirus symptoms after possibly coming into contact with passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship on international flights. At least five Americans on both US coasts are being monitored for Hantavirus symptoms, even though they never set foot on board the ill-fated MV Hondius cruise ship. Two New Jersey residents, two Marylanders, and one Californian are in isolation under the strict supervision of health department officials after they all took international flights that included passengers from the virus-stricken cruise.

ABC7 Chicago

90-Second Read: Hantavirus map tracker: Is Hantavirus in Illinois? No known cases in IL; experts say risk of Hantavirus in Chicago area is low

May 11, 6:47 PM EDT

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Local health leaders are keeping a close eye on the growing number of Hantavirus cases, but they say the risk to people in the Chicago area is low. David Nguyen said he received alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the city of Chicago about the Hantavirus cases. At this point, there are no known cases of Hantavirus in the Chicago area, and local health officials hope it stays that way.

CIDRAP

90-Second Read: More Hantavirus cases emerge as passengers debark cruise ship

May 11, 4:31 PM EDT

Two other American passengers, including one who is showing symptoms of Hantavirus, are being held at Emory University in Atlanta. So far no cases have been identified in anyone other than passengers on the Dutch cruise ship. Public health staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet passengers in Tenerife, Spain as they deboard a cruise ship that has been at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak.

The Santa Barbara Independent

90-Second Read: CDPH Aware of California Passengers Exposed to Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on International Cruise Ship

May 11, 12:30 PM EDT

What You Need to Know: CDPH is closely coordinating with federal and local health partners following notification that California residents were aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship that experienced an outbreak of Andes Hantavirus. This test can also detect other Hantaviruses, including Andes virus, which is responsible for the cruise ship outbreak. The Andes Hantavirus identified in this cruise ship outbreak is found in the southern Andes region of Argentina and Chile. As there are no known cases of Andes Hantavirus infection from people without symptoms, and any spread has usually been limited to people with prolonged close contact with an ill person with this virus, the risk to the general public in California is extremely low.

CNBC

90-Second Read: Hantavirus cases spark surge in pharma and biotech stocks — here’s why

May 11, 7:53 AM EDT

The outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship has led to biotech and pharmaceutical stocks surging on reports of firms developing vaccines. The World Health Organization flagged an outbreak of Hantavirus, a fatal and viral respiratory disease spread by rodents, on May 2, after some passengers caught it on a Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship, the MV Hondius, which was sailing the Atlantic. WHO's Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that eight cases have been reported so far, with three deaths, and five of the cases confirmed as Hantavirus. An outbreak of the Hantavirus caused a brief spike in the stocks of companies working to develop a vaccine, but the stocks weren't able to sustain their early gains.

MS NOW

90-Second Read: Evacuations of passengers from Hantavirus-stricken cruise begins in Spain

May 11, 7:48 AM EDT

So far three cruise ship passengers have died, but health authorities continue to stress that the risk to the broader public is low. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP), A French woman and an American tested positive for the Hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak and quarantine or isolate them. The French woman tested positive for Hantavirus and her health worsened in the hospital overnight, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Monday. Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands.

EL PAÍS English

90-Second Read: Spain rolls out unprecedented operation to disembark evacuees of Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

May 11, 5:31 AM EDT

On board the cruise ship were the 152 people who had endured an outbreak of the Andes variant of the Hantavirus, the only known strain that can spread from human to human. In Spain, a woman who developed symptoms after sharing a flight in Johannesburg with one of the people who died from Hantavirus remains in isolation at a hospital in Alicante. Oceanwide, the company that operates the cruise ship, announced on Sunday that, after completing the passenger disembarkation, the ship would refuel in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a claim that has been categorically denied by the Port Health Authority. Waiting on land were political authorities and more than 300 accredited journalists from 60 media outlets to report on an evacuation operation involving 23 countries.

The Guardian

90-Second Read: Argentina in spotlight over Hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship’s passengers

May 10, 7:04 PM EDT

The vast majority of up to 100,000 annual Hantavirus cases occur in Asia and Europe, but the key difference lies in the severity caused by different strains: while in those regions the fatality rate is up to 15%, in the Americas it can reach 50%. The ministry has reiterated that it is "not confirmed that the infection occurred in Argentina" and notes that in the province from which the ship departed, Tierra del Fuego, there has not been a confirmed case of Hantavirus in the past 30 years. The experience and knowledge to tackle the Hantavirus exist, and Argentina has them. These cases are being recalled after three people died from the virus on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius that departed from Argentina bound for Cape Verde.

NBC News

90-Second Read: Birders push back on Hantavirus fears tied to Argentine city

May 10, 3:19 PM EDT

The World Health Organization has said the first person with a confirmed case may have been exposed to rodents, which can carry Hantavirus, while on a birding trip. The Andes variant of Hantavirus is the only strain that can be transmitted from person to person, though health officials have reiterated that it is not Covid and does not spread like the pandemic virus. On Friday, Juan Petrina, the province of Tierra del Fuego's environmental health and epidemiology director, showed reporters a graph of Hantavirus cases in the area and said that it was unlikely the first cases originated there. Last week, The Associated Press, citing two Argentine officials investigating the origins of the outbreak, said the government's leading hypothesis was that the couple contracted the virus while bird-watching in Ushuaia and may have been exposed to rodents at the city's landfill.

upi.com

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in Spain; passengers disembark

May 10, 10:00 AM EDT

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship stricken with a Hantavirus outbreak, is evacuating its nearly 150 passengers in the Spanish island Tenerife on Sunday. Three cruise ship passengers have died from Hantavirus infection, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Chile has reported a fatality rate of 33% in Hantavirus cases this year.

KETV

90-Second Read: Here's the CDC's plan as Hantavirus-hit cruise starts evacuation process

May 10, 8:41 AM EDT

A cruise ship with over 140 passengers on board, including more than a dozen Americans, is being evacuated after a Hantavirus outbreak that has resulted in three deaths. A cruise ship carrying more than 140 passengers, including over a dozen Americans, started evacuations on Sunday following a Hantavirus outbreak that has claimed three lives so far. No one on board is currently showing symptoms, but five passengers who previously left the ship have been infected with Hantavirus.

The Times of Israel

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Spain’s Canary Islands

May 10, 2:54 AM EDT

Passengers and some of the crew are expected to evacuate before the ship, where an outbreak of Hantavirus led to the deaths of three people, continues on its way to the Netherlands. A flight attendant on the Dutch airline KLM, who came into contact with an infected passenger from the cruise ship and later showed mild symptoms, tested negative for Hantavirus, the WHO said Friday. Spanish authorities said a woman on that flight was being tested for Hantavirus, having developed symptoms at home in eastern Spain. Three passengers from the ship, a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman, have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents.

WTAP

90-Second Read: Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands

May 10, 2:23 AM EDT

Earlier, officials from the Spanish Health Ministry, the World Health Organization and the cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions had said none of the more than 140 people who were then on the Hondius had shown symptoms of the virus. Three people have died since the outbreak began, and five people who left the ship earlier are infected with Hantavirus. Tedros and Spain's health and interior ministers are supervising the operation in Tenerife. Passengers were evacuated off the MV Hondius following its arrival in Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off the West African coast.

NBC Boston

90-Second Read: Boston infectious disease doctor discusses concerns in U.S. about Hantavirus

May 9, 10:15 PM EDT

An infectious disease doctor at Tufts explains why the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak is unlikely to become a pandemic like coronavirus. Zoe Weiss, an infectious disease physician at Tufts Medical Center, spoke with NBC10 Boston about growing Hantavirus concerns. Zoe Weiss, of Tufts Medical Center, tells NBC10 Boston that the Hantavirus is spread by prolonged close contact to an infected person, and it's unlikely to cause a pandemic like the coronavirus.

AP News

90-Second Read: Health officials track dozens who left Hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality

May 9, 9:50 PM EDT

Despite a cruise ship outbreak of a rare rodent-borne illness, global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because Hantavirus germs do not easily spread between people. It wasn't until May 2 that health authorities first confirmed Hantavirus in a ship passenger, the WHO says. Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people as it remains off Cape Verde on Monday, May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected Hantavirus outbreak. Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from its cruise ship hit by a Hantavirus outbreak on April 24.

AP News

90-Second Read: WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where Hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

May 9, 9:07 PM EDT

The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. Spanish authorities were on Saturday preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. Residents in Tenerife's southern town of San Isidro voiced a mix of fear and sympathy Saturday as a cruise ship linked to a Hantavirus outbreak prepared to arrive in the Canary Islands with more than 140 passengers and crew on board. As a Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship is set to arrive at Granadilla port in Tenerife, Spain on Sunday morning, the WHO, Spanish authorities and cruise company Oceanwide Expedition are coordinating the disembarkation of passengers and some crew on ground.

USA Today

90-Second Read: When will passengers leave Hantavirus cruise ship? WHO details its plan

May 9, 7:52 PM EDT

The company said passengers will leave the ship either aboard Zodiac craft carrying a maximum of five people or launch boats carrying up to 10 people under strict health protocols. CDC officials said epidemiologists and medical teams will conduct exposure assessments for American passengers and monitor them during a recommended 42-day observation period. Spanish health officials said on May 8 that a woman tested after sharing a flight with a passenger who later died from Hantavirus had tested negative, though additional precautionary testing is planned.

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak: American oncologist who became cruise ship's de facto head doctor speaks to ABC News

May 9, 6:33 PM EDT

After the MV Hondius' doctor contracted the Hantavirus, one American doctor onboard jumped into action to help passengers. Stephen Kornfeld, an oncologist from Bend, Oregon, told ABC News that he quickly realized he was leading the response to a full-blown medical crisis on board the cruise ship. None of the 17 Americans onboard the boat have tested positive for the virus as of Saturday afternoon.

Seattle's Child

90-Second Read: What’s the risk of Hantavirus in King County?

May 9, 4:37 PM EDT

King County health experts say Hantavirus cases are rare locally, but deer mice can carry the virus in homes, sheds, cabins, and garages. Dear Mice (Image courtesy Yale School of Public Health) News What's the risk of Hantavirus in King County? What parents need to know By Public Health Insider / Public Health, Seattle and King County The outbreak of Hantavirus on an international cruise ship has put this rare disease in the headlines. WHO is leading the investigation of that situation involving a specific type of Hantavirus that has not been found in the United States.

Medical Xpress

90-Second Read: Everyone on Hantavirus-hit ship 'high-risk contact', must be monitored: WHO

May 9, 4:20 PM EDT

The World Health Organization said Saturday it considered everyone on board a cruise ship hit with a deadly Hantavirus outbreak as "high-risk" contacts who should be actively monitored for 42 days. The only Hantavirus type that can transmit from person to person, the Andes virus, has been confirmed among the six cases who have tested positive, fueling international concern. Everyone coming off the ship would meanwhile need to be monitored for 42 days, starting from their last point of exposure with a confirmed or suspected Hantavirus case, she said.

Forbes

90-Second Read: WHO Director Will Travel To Tenerife For Hantavirus Ship Evacuation: ‘Pain Of 2020 Is Still Real’

May 9, 2:04 PM EDT

Health officials are directly monitoring people in California, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, Virginia and New Jersey who were either aboard the Hondius or potentially exposed to Hondius passengers who disembarked from the ship before the outbreak was discovered. The man's wife died in Johannesburg after collapsing at an airport in South Africa, with health officials confirming she had the Andes variant of the Hantavirus. WHO officials said on May 6 that lab-confirmed Hantavirus cases increased to five with at least three additional suspected cases aboard the Hondius. The strictly monitored evacuation will send those aboard the ship back to their respective countries.

AP News

90-Second Read: Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a Hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

May 9, 2:00 PM EDT

Despite a cruise ship outbreak of a rare rodent-borne illness, global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because Hantavirus germs do not easily spread between people. To experts, the situation aboard a cruise ship has not spiraled because, unlike COVID-19 or measles or the flu, Hantavirus does not spread easily. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a Hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship. A Spanish Civil Guard officer inspects the area where passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2026.