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90-Second Read: Andes Hantavirus update
May 9, 10:58 AM EDT
Outbreak linked to MV Hondius According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 8 May, a total of 8 cases, including 3 deaths (case fatality ratio 38%), have been reported. One case previously reported as suspected has now been reclassified as a non-case after testing negative for Andes (ANDV) virus through specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology. Podcast: Andes virus: Outbreak linked to a super-spreader event in Argentina A total of 149 persons embarked the ship at the beginning of the journey, including 88 passengers and 61 crew. The current hypothesis is that some passengers were exposed to ANDV while spending time in Argentina (where ANDV is endemic) before embarking the ship, and may subsequently have transmitted the virus to other passengers onboard. One expert from WHO, one.
CBS News
90-Second Read: WHO director says he will personally oversee Hantavirus cruise evacuation
May 9, 10:36 AM EDT
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he will personally oversee the painstaking process of evacuating more than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly Hantavirus. Eight people on the ship had confirmed or suspected cases of the Hantavirus and three people have died, the WHO said on Friday. But I need you to hear me clearly: this is not another COVID." "The current public health risk from Hantavirus remains low," he continued. Updated on: May 9, 2026 / 10:55 AM EDT / CBS News World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Each country with passengers on board the ship will proceed with a similar evacuation to awaiting planes, according to the Spanish Health Ministry.
Live Science
90-Second Read: Hantavirus cruise: WHO Director-General will travel to Tenerife for disembarkment; repatriation flights planned on Sunday and Monday
May 9, 10:33 AM EDT
A cluster of Hantavirus cases struck the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius as it traveled across the southern Atlantic, stopping at a number of destinations along the way. On May 9, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), shared a message with the residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife, where MV Hondius is anticipated to make port Sunday (May 10). In the live social media update on Saturday, Maria Van Kerkhove of the WHO said plans are in place to disembark the remaining passengers and crew from MV Hondius on Sunday, and that repatriation flights are planned to start transporting people home Sunday and Monday. Take a look back at our coverage from May 7 and May 8 of the Hantavirus cases on board the.
Backpacker Magazine
90-Second Read: The U.S.'s Last Hantavirus Outbreak Was In a Campground. Should Hikers Worry?
May 9, 10:12 AM EDT
Scott McClelland, an infectious disease specialist, shares what hikers and backpackers should know about Hantavirus. In the past week, an outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship in the south Atlantic has captured the attention of people worldwide. The important thing in terms of human-to-human transmission, even when we're talking about the Andean virus, is that it takes prolonged close contact." Might the cruise ship outbreak lead to rapid spread of Hantavirus? In fact, the U.S.'s most recent notable outbreak happened in a campground in 2012, when 10 people became ill and three died after staying at Yosemite's Curry Village. Scott McClelland, a Seattle-based hiker and specialist in infectious diseases at UW Medicine, says backpackers' risk of contracting Hantavirus is extremely low.
LAist
90-Second Read: Hantavirus tracing
May 9, 8:04 AM EDT
But public health officials want to make sure the outbreak is contained. Here's how authorities are using the practice of contact tracing to contain the outbreak and keep the Hantavirus from spreading. Authorities are hoping for similar success with this Hantavirus outbreak. An international team of disease detectives is now racing to connect with the more than two dozen passengers who disembarked the MV Honius cruise ship on the Atlantic island of St. The concept of modern contact tracing dates to the 1930s and was part of an effort to stop the spread of syphilis.
World Health Organization (WHO)
90-Second Read: Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the Hantavirus response
May 9, 7:50 AM EDT
My name is Tedros, and I serve as the Director-General of the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for global public health. The current public health risk from Hantavirus remains low. On behalf of the World Health Organization, and on behalf of those passengers and their families around the world, I thank the people of Tenerife and everyone else involved. It is not common for me to write directly to the people of a single community, but today I feel it is not only appropriate, it is necessary. I know that when you hear the word "outbreak" and watch a ship sail toward your shores, memories surface that none of us have fully put to rest.
WRAL
90-Second Read: WHO head will oversee evacuation of passengers, crew from Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
May 9, 7:10 AM 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. The current public health risk from Hantavirus remains low. Three people have died since the outbreak, and five passengers who left the ship are infected with Hantavirus. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases. On board the cruise ship, some Spanish passengers have voiced concern about being stigmatized.
Al Jazeera
90-Second Read: Spain’s Canary Islands brace for incoming Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
May 9, 3:50 AM EDT
A cruise ship hit by a Hantavirus outbreak is en route to Spain's Canary Islands, where it plans to drop off 140 passengers and crew so they can be evacuated after weeks stranded at sea. While three people have died since the outbreak, and five passengers who left the ship are known to be infected with Hantavirus, cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said Friday there were no people with symptoms of a possible infection on board the ship. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases. The 140 passengers and crew on the MV Hondius will be 'completely isolated' and evacuated, say Spanish authorities. Passengers will be taken to a "completely isolated, cordoned-off area", said the head of Spain's.
AP News
90-Second Read: Spain readies for evacuations as a Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
May 9, 1:49 AM EDT
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands. 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. Passengers on the the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, during their voyage to Spain's port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. On Friday, the WHO said a flight attendant on a plane briefly boarded by an infected cruise passenger has tested negative for Hantavirus. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases.
CNN
90-Second Read: Hantavirus cases nearly doubled in Argentina in the past year. Experts say climate change is to blame
May 9, 12:00 AM EDT
Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018. Experts blame climate change and habitat destruction for the rise in cases of the disease, which is usually caused by exposure to the urine or feces of infected rodents. The current season, which started in June 2025, has already seen 101 confirmed Hantavirus cases, Argentina's health ministry said – compared with just 57 during the same period last season. While no cases of the Hantavirus have been recorded in Ushuaia in recent decades, according to the ministry, the virus is endemic in some other areas of Argentina. For many years, Hantavirus had been associated with Patagonia in Argentina's southern tip, after a deadly outbreak in.
LAist
90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak
May 8, 9:21 PM EDT
World Health Organization officials reported that as of Monday, seven cases have been identified, including the three deaths. Hantavirus is an illness typically carried by rodents, such as rats. County Department of Public Health said in a statement that it is closely monitoring the situation: "At this time, Public Health has not been notified that any of the passengers that disembarked the cruise traveled to Los Angeles County. A cruise ship headed to Spain captured headlines this week after three people died from the virus. Two travelers infected with the virus, and one more suspected of being infected, were evacuated from the cruise ship for treatment.
MS NOW
90-Second Read: Opinion | We’re focusing on the wrong aspects of the Hantavirus outbreak
May 8, 6:15 PM EDT
We are witnessing an outbreak of a virus that is new to most individuals, a species of Hantavirus called the Andes virus. Most Hantavirus outbreaks are associated with outdoor adventuring, such as unknowingly camping with rodents, or merely cleaning a house where rodents have left droppings. In the 2012 outbreak of Hantavirus at Yosemite National Park, tent cabins were cleared by inspectors who saw no evidence of rodents. Less so Hantavirus, especially a species that seems to be transmitted person to person. So let's start with what we know about the outbreak: On April 1, the ship MV Hondius departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, and began moving through the south Atlantic.
NBC 5 Chicago
90-Second Read: Is Hantavirus contagious? Here's how it spreads and why Andes virus is different
May 8, 6:06 PM EDT
Countries around the world are preparing to deal with the more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called Hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, but how dangerous is it? Typically, Hantavirus doesn't spread from human-to-human but in the case of this outbreak, health officials suspect it may be caused by the one strain that can. Countries around the world, including the U.S., are preparing to deal with the more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship where at least three people have died and several others fallen ill. Some scientists believe the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread.
CIDRAP
90-Second Read: Cruise ship at center of Hantavirus outbreak to dock in Spain Sunday
May 8, 4:27 PM EDT
Spain is preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members from a cruise ship on which at least eight people became ill and three died due to Hantavirus. This outbreak is caused by the Andes virus, the only known Hantavirus strain to spread from person to person, primarily through prolonged, close contact. Although a flight attendant who worked on a KLM flight that carried a female cruise ship passenger who subsequently died of Hantavirus has been hospitalized, the flight attendant has tested negative for the virus, according to Inside Medicine. Public health staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet the cruise ship in Tenerife and escort American passengers back to the United States aboard a charter flight, CNN reports. Additional CDC staff will.