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The Guardian
90-Second Read: Hantavirus quarantine ends for Americans held for six weeks in Nebraska
Jun 23, 9:34 AM EDT
Three people died and 13 cases of the rare Andes strain of Hantavirus were identified on the Dutch-flagged vessel, leading to 18 Americans originally transferring to the national quarantine unit in Omaha. In previous outbreaks of the Andes virus, the only strain of Hantavirus known to be transmittable between humans, symptoms have taken up to 42 days to appear. Sixteen Americans were evacuated to the Nebraska quarantine unit in Omaha on 11 May, and two others joined them a few days later. In a statement to the Associated Press, an HHS spokesperson said the enforced 42-day quarantine of the final eight passengers, which some critics have called "authoritarian" and "unconstitutional", was necessary for the public good.
The Santa Barbara Independent
90-Second Read: Origins of Cruise-Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Under Scrutiny
Jun 22, 1:39 PM EDT
For one thing, long-tailed pygmy rice rats, the species that carries highly contagious Andes Hantavirus, were not trapped at the landfill. Across the border in Chile, a PhD student at the University of Development, Lissette Ulloa-Zepeda, and her fellow researchers published surveillance results in May from genetic sequencing of Andes Hantavirus samples from 2013. The quarantine period for Andes Hantavirus, based on how long it takes for symptoms of illness to appear, is currently about 42 days.
MEXC
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Price Today: Live HANTA to INR Price Chart & Market Data in India
Jun 22, 1:00 AM EDT
The live Hantavirus price today is 0.00014118 USD.HANTA market cap is 141,149 USD. Track real-time HANTA to USD price updates, live charts, market cap, 24-hour volume, and more in India! During today, the price change of Hantavirus to USD was $ 0. Hantavirus currently ranks #- by market capitalisation at $ 141,149, with a circulating supply of 999.71M HANTA.
tovima.com
90-Second Read: “I was not afraid of the Hantavirus,” Greek Passenger Says after Cruise Ordeal
Jun 19, 8:26 AM EDT
Dimitris Zevgolis, the only Greek passenger on the research vessel MV Hondius, described the journey from a South Atlantic expedition to quarantine after a Hantavirus outbreak. After four days crossing rough seas, the ship reached South Georgia, where passengers took part in hikes and explorations. Zevgolis said some passengers offered condolences to the man's wife, who later also died after becoming infected. Zevgolis said he had booked the trip months in advance and that the passengers aboard the MV Hondius were mostly specialists, particularly bird researchers who had joined the voyage to observe and study wildlife.
News18
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Scare Over? What We Know As Last Cruise Ship Passengers Leave Quarantine
Jun 19, 8:02 AM EDT
There were 12 confirmed cases and one probable, across passengers and crew from 23 nationalities. A type of Hantavirus which is the only strain of Hantavirus known to spread from human to human. The WHO chief confirmed this week that nearly all passengers and crew quarantined in the Netherlands have been cleared to leave.
WOWT
90-Second Read: Hantavirus update: 2 more leave National Quarantine Unit in Omaha
Jun 18, 10:24 PM EDT
Another two passengers of the M/V Hondius cruise ship have left the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha. A total of 18 passengers possibly exposed to the Hantavirus arrived at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha more than five weeks ago, on May 11. UNMC-Nebraska Medicine reported on June 2, five passengers left the NQU in Omaha under established protocols.
KSNB
90-Second Read: Hantavirus update: 2 more leave National Quarantine Unit in Omaha
Jun 18, 10:24 PM EDT
Another two passengers of the M/V Hondius cruise ship have left the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha. A total of 18 passengers possibly exposed to the Hantavirus arrived at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha more than five weeks ago, on May 11. UNMC-Nebraska Medicine reported on June 2, five passengers left the NQU in Omaha under established protocols.
TheTravel
90-Second Read: U.S. Health Secretary Keeps American Hantavirus Cruise Passenger “Illegally” Caged As 42-Day Deadline Approaches
Jun 18, 12:26 PM EDT
One MV Hondius passenger is calling the quarantine "dehumanizing" The quarantine period for travelers aboard the MV Hondius, where the recent Hantavirus outbreak first occurred in spring, is nearly up. Many of the passengers were evacuated to their home countries, including to the United States, where, shortly before arrival at a quarantine facility in Nebraska, at least one American tested positive for Hantavirus. However, despite the 42.day quarantine deadline almost up, one American cruise passenger from the MV Hondius has been denied permission to return home and, according to some experts, is being "illegally" detained against her will.
The West Australian
90-Second Read: Passenger from Hantavirus cruise ship breaks silence about quarantining in Perth’s Bullsbrook facility
Jun 18, 3:26 AM EDT
Peter Marsh has revealed the moment fear among passengers on the doomed MV Hondius cruise ship escalated following the death of the wife of the rodent-borne virus' first victim. One of the Australians still quarantining after being on a Hantavirus-striken cruise ship says spending six weeks in isolation will all be worthwhile if it has saved even one person from getting sick or worse, dying. The travellers were among 147 people on board the MV Hondius when a rare case of the Andes strain of Hantavirus was detected in Johannesburg on May 2 after a British passenger was evacuated after falling ill. Mr Marsh was one of six travellers repatriated to Australia on May 15 for a six-week quarantine period at Bullsbrook Centre for National Resilience.
The Lufkin Daily News
90-Second Read: RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep Hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
Jun 16, 6:59 PM EDT
Angela Perryman, the passenger, remains symptom-free five weeks after leaving the cruise ship. Perryman was among 18 Americans aboard the cruise ship who were evacuated to the Nebraska quarantine center on May 11. Perryman and one other passenger received orders from U.S. health officials requiring them to quarantine at the facility until May 31.
The Boston Globe
90-Second Read: RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep Hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
Jun 16, 6:31 PM EDT
Perryman was a passenger on a cruise ship traveling in the South Atlantic which became the setting of an unusual Hantavirus outbreak that killed three. Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, but the Hantavirus that caused the outbreak, called the Andes virus, may be able to spread between people in rare cases. Perryman and one other passenger then received orders from US health officials requiring them to quarantine at the facility until May 31. A public health law expert who helped shape current federal quarantine regulations, called the decision "an egregious violation" of a US citizen's rights.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: American says Hantavirus quarantine order "feels like retaliation"
Jun 16, 11:29 AM EDT
A Florida woman who was exposed to Hantavirus remains at a quarantine facility in Nebraska, despite a CDC recommendation. Angela Perryman, 47, received an order on Monday, signed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. There's a purpose-built federal detention center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center to hold American citizens under these administrative orders, and what's happened to me demonstrates clearly that the checks and balances that were built into the law don't work.
thereader.com
90-Second Read: Table for one: Exposed to deadly Hantavirus, man is eating his way through quarantine
Jun 14, 7:00 AM EDT
Rosmarin, an Instagram -famous travel blogger from Boston, is one of 10 people being monitored in Omaha after he and fellow passengers on an Atlantic Ocean cruise were exposed to the rare Andes strain of the Hantavirus. Instead he's battling through 42 days of quarantined boredom. All 10 current residents are eating in their rooms along with him, and oftentimes, the doctors and nurses do, too. These and many other Omaha takeout standouts have been delivered directly to his address: A door located inside the University of Nebraska Medical Center National Quarantine Unit.
ABC7 Bay Area
90-Second Read: San Quentin Rehabilitation Center suspected Hantavirus case in 38-year-old male inmate ruled a false positive, officials say
Jun 12, 9:06 PM EDT
San Quentin's suspected Hantavirus case involving a 38‑year‑old inmate was ruled out after state testing found a false positive. PREVIOUS STORY: San Quentin investigating possible case of Hantavirus in 38-year-old male inmate CDPH's Viral and Rickettsial Diseases Laboratory conducted PCR testing on a new sample, which was negative for Hantavirus. State health officials noted that the recent Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship involved the Andes strain, which is not found in California.
Eurasia Review
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Outbreak On MV Hondius Cruise Exposes Hidden Agricultural Threat
Jun 12, 5:41 PM EDT
A landmark cross-sectional serosurvey published in PLoS ONE in August 2025 first formally placed Hantavirus on the global agricultural agenda. Notably, nowhere is the agricultural burden of Hantavirus more acute than in China, which accounts for 70-90% of all HFRS cases reported globally. The MV Hondius outbreak has also demonstrated in real time the potential for Hantavirus to propagate far beyond its geographic origin, a critical warning for global agricultural surveillance networks.
NL Times
90-Second Read: Dutch expedition ship Hondius resumes cruises after fatal Hantavirus outbreak
Jun 12, 1:30 PM EDT
The Dutch expedition vessel m/v Hondius is set to resume voyages this weekend after weeks out of service caused by a fatal virus outbreak onboard, AD reports. In April, a rare and dangerous outbreak of Hantavirus, specifically the Andes virus variant, occurred aboard the Hondius while it was sailing from Argentina to the Canary Islands. The outbreak resulted in three fatalities among those on board, including two Dutch citizens.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: Prisoner at San Quentin may have Hantavirus, authorities say
Jun 11, 4:25 PM EDT
The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center confirmed that a 38-year-old inmate at the facility has contracted a possible case of Hantavirus. The situation was first reported on Monday, but the prison confirmed on Wednesday that the illness was being treated as a possible Hantavirus infection. Prison officials said no other potential Hantavirus cases have been identified. Prisons became hotbeds of infection during the Covid-19 pandemic, but person-to-person spread of the Hantavirus is rare A prison in California said on Wednesday that an inmate has possibly contracted Hantavirus.
TODAY.com
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Says She’s ‘Being Held Hostage’ Due to Public Health Dispute Between CDC, Florida
Jun 11, 1:01 PM EDT
An American passenger who was aboard a cruise ship that endured a deadly Hantavirus outbreak says she is being held in a federal quarantine facility against her will due to a public health battle between the state of Florida and the CDC. Perryman said Florida health officials are pushing back against the CDC requirement that states place law enforcement or public health workers outside the homes of those in quarantine and check their temperature twice a day in person. Perryman is a retired nature lover and photographer who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, which began its journey on April 1 in Argentina and was struck during the trip by an outbreak of Hantavirus that resulted in the deaths of three passengers.
Flatwater Free Press
90-Second Read: Table for one: Exposed to deadly Hantavirus, man is eating his way through quarantine
Jun 11, 6:00 AM EDT
Healthy but bored, Jake Rosmarin is stuck inside the University of Nebraska Medical National Quarantine Unit for 42 days. Rosmarin, an Instagram -famous travel blogger from Boston, is one of 10 people being monitored in Omaha after he and fellow passengers on an Atlantic Ocean cruise were exposed to the rare Andes strain of the Hantavirus. Instead he's battling through 42 days of quarantined boredom. The Instagram-famous travel blogger is passing the time by getting an incredible amount of takeout and eating the most Nebraska of Nebraska foods.
San Francisco Chronicle
90-Second Read: San Quentin reports possible Hantavirus case in inmate
Jun 10, 7:33 PM EDT
San Quentin confirmed a 38-year-old inmate had a possible case of Hantavirus, but said no quarantine was announced. San Quentin Rehabilitation Center officials confirmed Wednesday that a 38-year-old incarcerated man had contracted a possible case of Hantavirus, the rare rodent-borne virus that has drawn renewed attention after a recent cruise ship outbreak. The possible San Quentin case comes weeks after California health officials monitored several residents who may have been exposed to a different strain of Hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. An inmate who is on death row gets escorted through the hall in San Quentin prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Monday, March 25, 2024.
Forbes
90-Second Read: The World Cup’s Real Viral Threats Aren’t Ebola Or Hantavirus
Jun 10, 5:10 PM EDT
Two viruses have dominated recent headlines: an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has led to over 600 confirmed cases and 115 deaths. Meanwhile, a cruise ship outbreak of Hantavirus in April 2026 resulted in 11 confirmed cases and 3 deaths among passengers and crew. A retrospective review of stool samples from the 2022 FIFA World Cup found foodborne pathogens in nearly 20% of samples, with norovirus leading the viral category at 35%. As millions attend the World Cup, health experts are keeping an eye on the spread of infectious diseases.
WOWT
90-Second Read: Hantavirus update: three more cruise passengers leave Omaha quarantine unit
Jun 9, 11:41 AM EDT
Three more passengers of the M/V Hondius have left the National Quarantine Unit. Starting Monday, federal officials said all 18 American passengers could return home, but only if their states agree to strict supervision requirements. Under that protocol, states must provide 24/7 oversight at each passenger's residence for three weeks, either through a police officer or a public health worker stationed outside.
Taipei Times
90-Second Read: NZ cruise passenger tests negative for Hantavirus
Jun 7, 12:00 PM EDT
The passenger did not experience a fever, cough, breathing difficulties or any other symptoms suggestive of Hantavirus infection during the monitoring period, the CDC said, adding that they were tested on May 14, May 20, May 27 and on Wednesday. The tests included Andes Hantavirus polymerase chain reaction tests, as well as serum IgM and IgG antibody tests, and they all came back negative, with the passenger remaining in stable health condition, it said. Given the negative test results and the completion of the 42-day enhanced self-health management and monitoring period, the passenger poses no risk of community transmission [of Hantavirus] in Taiwan.
NL Times
90-Second Read: Cruise ship Hondius departs Rotterdam for Norway after deadly Hantavirus outbreak
Jun 7, 7:55 AM EDT
The cruise ship Hondius left the port of Rotterdam on Saturday evening en route to Spitsbergen in Norway, following a Hantavirus outbreak in May that killed three people and led to an emergency evacuation in Tenerife. The ship, which had been docked in Rotterdam for three weeks, is scheduled to arrive next weekend in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, where it will begin a new seven-day cruise. In May, the Andes variant of Hantavirus was confirmed on board the vessel.
FOX 7 Austin
90-Second Read: Texas cruise passengers complete Hantavirus monitoring with no infections, state says
Jun 6, 8:08 PM EDT
Two Texas residents have safely completed a 42-day home isolation period without developing symptoms after potentially being exposed to a rare, human-transmissible strain of Hantavirus aboard an Antarctic cruise ship. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the passengers reached 42 days since their last possible exposure to the Andes strain of Hantavirus, the longest known period between exposure and the onset of symptoms. State health officials recommended monitoring for all passengers who had been aboard the vessel.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: Texas cruise passengers complete Hantavirus monitoring with no infections, state says
Jun 6, 8:08 PM EDT
Two Texas cruise passengers have cleared a 42-day quarantine without showing symptoms after possible exposure to a rare Hantavirus strain in Antarctica. AUSTIN, Texas, Two Texas residents who were monitored for possible Hantavirus exposure after traveling aboard an Antarctic cruise ship have completed their observation period without developing symptoms, Texas health officials said Saturday. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the passengers reached 42 days since their last possible exposure to the Andes strain of Hantavirus, the longest known period between exposure and the onset of symptoms. Two Texas residents have safely completed a 42-day home isolation period without developing symptoms after potentially being exposed to a rare, human-transmissible strain of Hantavirus aboard an Antar...
MedPage Today
90-Second Read: Tools to Fight Hantavirus Show Promise Despite Limited Funding
Jun 4, 5:01 PM EDT
Researchers on Wednesday published a hint that a drug used for an autoimmune disease may help Hantavirus patients fight off the most deadly symptoms. The Andes virus, the germ behind the cruise ship outbreak, is a particular focus of researchers because it is the only Hantavirus thought to be able to spread between people in some cases. Separately, in Chile, the Ministry of Health has confirmed 15 deaths and 42 cases of Hantavirus so far this year. They and others hope the attention that the cruise ship outbreak brought to the virus -- and concern that Hantavirus infections could become more common as a changing climate is expected to increase contact between people and rodents -- may bring new momentum to the hunt.
Your Oregon News
90-Second Read: Bend doctor at center of Hantavirus outbreak back home — but still in quarantine
Jun 4, 3:35 PM EDT
After surviving a traumatic Hantavirus outbreak on a birdwatching cruise that left three people dead, Stephen Kornfield is back in Bend. After disembarking the infected ship, Kornfield and other Americans spent three weeks at the Nebraska Medical Center quarantine unit. The World Health Organization advised returning passengers to stay in quarantine for 42 days, due to the long incubation period of Hantavirus. A semi-retired oncologist, he said he has been pushing through the tough experiences of the last months, including caring for sick people on the boat, testing positive for the disease, and isolation both on the ship and in federal quarantine in Nebraska.
Arizona Daily Star
90-Second Read: Data: Hantavirus cases not uncommon in Arizona
Jun 4, 8:59 AM EDT
A few cases of Hantavirus each year are actually normal in Arizona, according to data from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Though Arizona recently reported its first death related to Hantavirus in 2026, it's not something for the general public to worry about, Arizona health departments said. Thirteen confirmed or probable Hantavirus cases, including two Arizonans, have been linked to the cruise ship outbreak, according to the World Health Organization. Hantavirus is a rare infection that is not uncommon in Arizona or the Southwest.
MedPage Today
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Being Surveilled at Home Around the Clock
Jun 3, 4:41 PM EDT
Passengers who returned from the cruise ship in April, or who were on a flight with an infected person, have been monitored by public health workers at home. As for the Hantavirus outbreak, all 18 passengers served the first 21 days of their monitoring in Nebraska at the facility's National Quarantine Unit -- with two of them receiving quarantine orders to do so. A total of 13 cases, including three deaths, have been tied to the Hantavirus outbreak. At least some of them have the round-the-clock monitoring demanded by federal officials.
Houstonia Magazine
90-Second Read: Calm Down. You Probably Won’t Get Ebola or Hantavirus at the World Cup.
Jun 2, 6:01 AM EDT
Catherine Troisi, Chris Van Deusen, and Peter Hotez on Hantavirus, Ebola, and what Houston World Cup attendees should actually worry about. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) learned of an outbreak of the rare Andes Hantavirus variant aboard the Dutch cruise liner MV Hondius. The truth is that both Hantavirus and Ebola work very differently from COVID-19, and many respected health officials state that humanity is not currently staring down the barrel of another global pandemic. Even a gutted public health sector still has protocols in place to monitor diseases like Hantavirus and Ebola; both have been extensively researched, so there's a generous corpus of information to pull from when monitoring and containing threats.
Outbreak News Today
90-Second Read: Arizona: Hantavirus death reported in Mohave County
Jun 1, 6:39 PM EDT
Health officials in Mohave County, Arizona, report a confirmed case and death from the Sin Nombre Hantavirus in a resident. The type of Hantavirus found in Arizona is known as Sin Nombre virus, which is carried primarily by deer mice. 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. The source of exposure for the Kingman service area case could not be determined; however local transmission cannot be ruled out.
FOX5 Vegas
90-Second Read: Mohave County health officials report first Hantavirus death in Kingman
Jun 1, 4:28 PM EDT
The Mohave County Department of Public Health announced the first Hantavirus death in the Kingman area. In a release, health officials confirmed a case of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in a Mohave County resident who died from the illness. MORE ON FOX5: Southern Nevada Health District releases 5-year Community Health plan The source of exposure for the Kingman case could not be determined, but local transmission cannot be ruled out. The type of Hantavirus found in Arizona is known as Sin Nombre virus, which is carried primarily by deer mice.
IndexBox
90-Second Read: Hondius Cruise Ship Cleared for Service After Hantavirus Outbreak – June 2026 Update - News and Statistics
Jun 1, 4:20 PM EDT
Dutch health authorities cleared the Hondius cruise ship for service on May 30, 2026, following a Hantavirus outbreak. The Hondius underwent deep cleaning and disinfection after the outbreak occurred in late April and early May. The Rotterdam Municipal Health Service (GGD) issued a statement on May 30 declaring that from a public health perspective, no obstacles remain to putting the ship into operation.
The Maritime Executive
90-Second Read: Hondius Cruise Ship Cleared for Return to Service After Hantavirus Outbreak
Jun 1, 3:34 PM EDT
Dutch health authorities and the operators of the expedition cruise ship Hondius confirmed that the ship has completed its deep cleaning and disinfect... The ship will return to service on June 13, beginning its planned season of expeditions in the Arctic. The expedition cruise ship remains docked in Rotterdam, currently undergoing a resupply and preparations for its return to service.
James Madison University
90-Second Read: Before you board: A health expert’s guide to staying well on cruises
Jun 1, 3:30 PM EDT
In the wake of a Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, JMU expert Sojib Zaman explains what travelers should be concerned about this summer. Sojib Zaman, a professor of health sciences with more than a decade of experience studying infectious and chronic diseases, shares what passengers should and should not worry about this summer. Should travelers be concerned about Hantavirus or other viruses when booking cruises this summer? With news of Hantavirus linked to a recent Antarctic cruise, travelers may be wondering about the risk of infectious diseases at sea.
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
90-Second Read: US cruise passenger quarantining for Hantavirus says he will remain in Nebraska for full 42 days
Jun 1, 11:14 AM EDT
An American passenger quarantining at a Nebraska facility after being exposed to Hantavirus aboard a cruise ship says he plans to remain there the full 42 days. The incubation period -- or the time that passes between exposure and when the first symptoms appear -- for the Andes strain of Hantavirus, which is believed to be behind the cruise ship cluster, is 42 days. On Friday, the New York State Department of Health said two New Yorkers who were quarantining in Nebraska are returning to the state this week.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: Hondius cruise ship ready to sail again after Hantavirus outbreak
Jun 1, 10:10 AM EDT
The cruise ship at the centre of a Hantavirus outbreak has been disinfected and is ready to set sail again with passengers, its operator said on Monday. Preliminary investigations indicate that the Hantavirus was brought aboard by passengers and did not originate on the ship, Oceanwide Expeditions said. At the time of the outbreak, the ship was en route from Argentina to the Canary Islands.
Science Friday
90-Second Read: Inside the Nebraska quarantine facility responding to Hantavirus
May 29, 6:04 AM EDT
The National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska is housing 18 people exposed to Hantavirus, and preparing for possible cases of Ebola exposure. Right now, 18 Americans from the cruise ship where Hantavirus broke out are in quarantine there. They discuss how the facility works, what's happening with the travelers exposed to Hantavirus, and how they're preparing for the possibility of Ebola-exposed individuals. Two disease outbreaks are dominating the news: Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Hantavirus, which started spreading on a cruise ship.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
90-Second Read: Hantavirus cruise ship passengers have WA quarantine period extended
May 28, 1:03 AM EDT
Six people who were on a cruise ship that was hit by an outbreak of Hantavirus have had their quarantine period in the outer Perth suburb of Bullsbrook extended until June 23. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the decision to extend their quarantine period was made based on advice from health authorities after another two passengers, from Spain and the Netherlands, tested positive for the deadly infection. Over the last few days there have been two additional reports of Hantavirus infections connected with this cruise ship on the weekend.
AspenTimes.com
90-Second Read: PitCo confirms local Hantavirus risk differs from strain linked to cruise ship outbreak
May 26, 7:30 PM EDT
So far, only one strain of Hantavirus, the Andes strain, is known to spread between people, Carly Senst, Pitkin County Public Health epidemiologist, confirmed to The Aspen Times. The Andes strain, which has been linked to the outbreak on the MV Hondius, is not found in Colorado, and as of May 19, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is not aware of any Coloradans exposed to the Andes strain outbreak. According to a Pitkin County Public Health press release, there were 132 cases of Sin Nombre Virus reported in Colorado between 1992 and 2025, with an average of four cases per year.
KXII
90-Second Read: Cruise ship at center of deadly Hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
May 26, 6:40 PM EDT
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port. In a message posted Sunday on X, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said so far, 12 Hantavirus cases and three deaths have been reported to the organization, with no deaths reported since May 2. The risk to the general public from the cruise ship outbreak is low, according to public health officials. In a written statement, Oceanwide Expeditions said the extra work is being carried out on the advice of the GGD local health authority in the port city of Rotterdam, where the vessel returned early last week.
The Hill
90-Second Read: Kennedy faces anti-vaccine anger over Hantavirus treatment legal protections
May 26, 1:43 PM EDT
The HHS late last week extended legal protections through July 18 to manufacturers and distributors of the experimental antiviral drug favipiravir as a potential treatment. Kennedy signed a Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act declaration, which provides protections for health product manufacturers during a pandemic or a similarly declared public health crisis. Kennedy has shown a willingness to try to end liability protections for vaccine manufacturers.
AP News
90-Second Read: The cruise ship at center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
May 26, 12:26 PM EDT
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port. In a message posted Sunday on X, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said so far, 12 Hantavirus cases and three deaths have been reported to the organization, with no deaths reported since May 2. The risk to the general public from the cruise ship outbreak is low, according to public health officials.
CityNews Montreal
90-Second Read: Spanish passenger evacuated from MV Hondius tests positive for Hantavirus
May 26, 10:40 AM EDT
A Spanish national that was among the passengers aboard the MV Hondius has tested positive for Hantavirus. The new season of 'Hudson & Rex' will see the return of actor John Reardon who was replaced in the previous season after stepping away to undergo tonsil cancer treatment. A Toronto man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison by U.S. authorities over a sextortion scheme that targeted more than 100 children across the United States.
The Rising Nepal
90-Second Read: Keeping Threat Of Hantavirus At Bay
May 25, 9:46 PM EDT
The Hantavirus has been in the limelight since the Dutch cruise ship, the MV Hondius, saw an outbreak in April and May. In the Americas, the pathogen causes Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome with fatality up to 50 per cent. It may be noted that the government has clarified that the threat of Hantavirus disease is low in Nepal as the Andes virus has not been found in the country.
CNN
90-Second Read: Spanish citizen evacuated from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
May 25, 2:28 PM EDT
A Spanish national who was evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius and is isolating at a hospital in Madrid has tested positive of Hantavirus, Spain's Ministry of Health said Monday. Authorities stated that the patient is a close contact identified through the epidemiological monitoring activated after the initial detection of the outbreak on the cruise ship. Health authorities from several countries have been racing to trace and contain the Hantavirus outbreak after three passengers died following MV Hondius' departure from Argentina in April.
Nautilus | Science
90-Second Read: Poop Cruises Are No Laughing Matter
May 25, 8:00 AM EDT
Only a few thousand cases of Hantavirus infection are reported each year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization's estimate. Thus, the Hantavirus, from its humble abode among rodents, has suddenly found itself caught in the limelight between scientific concern, media sensationalism, and global health melancholia. Before this event, the metaphor of cruise ships as "floating petri dishes" had been used to describe gastrointestinal outbreaks on board, without indicating them as a risk to off-board public health. Some may argue that this is an aftereffect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the symbolic, if not epidemiologically significant, role that cruise ship outbreaks played in it.
Outbreak News Today
90-Second Read: Third Hantavirus case confirmed in Taiwan this year
May 24, 9:23 PM EDT
Taiwan health officials reported the third Hantavirus case of the year last week. After being reported and tested, he was diagnosed with Hantavirus syndrome. Humans are at risk of infection through inhalation or contact with dust or objects contaminated by the excrement or secretions (including feces, urine, and saliva) of rodents carrying the Hantavirus, or through bites from infected rodents. The case is a man in his 40s from northern Taiwan who has no recent travel history to domestic or international destinations and no history of chronic diseases.
KSL.com
90-Second Read: Americans exposed to Hantavirus on ship enjoy Nebraska hospitality while in quarantine
May 24, 11:28 AM EDT
The 18 American passengers who were exposed to Hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship are getting a taste of Nebraska hospitality as they wait to find out how much longer they will have to remain in quarantine at the hospital in Omaha. Three people from the cruise died, including a Dutch couple that health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America. University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold said the new cases will definitely be considered as public health officials decide how long the passengers have to quarantine, but the CDC is calling the shots on that period.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: There’s a clear takeaway from the Hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks
May 24, 6:00 AM EDT
Although much remains to be learned about Hantaviruses, there are some things we know. Hantavirus infections with a variety of strains occur all over the world and are rare, the United States averages 10 to 20 cases a year. The post There's a clear takeaway from the Hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks appeared first on MS NOW. We closely collaborated with Argentine scientists on a newly emerged Hantavirus closely related to the Andes virus found in rodents that had already caused disease in humans.
Medical Xpress
90-Second Read: How South African scientists identified Hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away
May 23, 5:18 AM EDT
A U.K.-based colleague had written about a passenger from a cruise ship sailing thousands of miles away in the Atlantic Ocean who had been evacuated and admitted to a Johannesburg hospital with suspected pneumonia. That pushed the South African disease experts toward another theory: the rare, rodent-borne Hantavirus infection, which is found in parts of South America. Those positive tests, which also identified the Andes strain of Hantavirus, allowed the WHO to inform the cruise ship what it was dealing with and announce an outbreak on board. The colleague, who monitors diseases in remote British overseas territories in the South Atlantic Ocean, asked Blumberg to follow up on the passenger, who had been evacuated from the ship in one of the territories, Ascension Island.
WOWT
90-Second Read: LIVE AT 9:15 A.M.: Officials to brief on cruise ship Hantavirus quarantine in Omaha
May 22, 10:00 AM EDT
Officials are set to provide an update Friday on cruise ship passengers quarantined in Omaha following a Hantavirus outbreak. The news conference comes after two of the passengers from the cruise ship were ordered by the CDC to stay at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha. Officials were also asked about the possibility of Ebola patients coming to quarantine in Omaha once the passengers leave.
WSU Insider
90-Second Read: WSU study finds high prevalence of Hantavirus in some parts of Pacific Northwest
May 21, 9:06 AM EDT
Hantavirus has been in the headlines because of an outbreak of Andes virus on a cruise ship. While rare, Andes virus, which is found in South America and is a different species than SNV, is the only Hantavirus known to spread between people. Instead, health officials recommend ventilating spaces and using wet-cleaning methods to reduce the risk of inhalation. A recent study conducted in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho found that nearly 30% of rodents showed evidence of past infection with the virus.
Billings Gazette
90-Second Read: Longtime Montana Tech professor details decades of work studying deadly Hantavirus
May 21, 7:45 AM EDT
Rick Douglass, a professor emeritus at Montana Tech, spent 25 years studying deer mice and Hantavirus in Montana. Federal, state and local health officials identified a new strain of Hantavirus as the cause. The plight of the MV Hondius, the Dutch-flagged cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of Andes virus, a type of Hantavirus, made international headlines.
Technology Networks
90-Second Read: Pan-Arenavirus Vaccine Research May Inform Hantavirus Efforts
May 21, 4:48 AM EDT
This research comes as scientists are working to stop the spread of Andes Hantavirus, which recently caused a deadly outbreak among cruise ship passengers and crewmembers. Hantaviruses and arenaviruses are very similar in how they spread (between rodents and humans) and how they work (both are single-strand, segmented RNA viruses). Sette says the new study shows how scientists can analyze T cells to devise life-saving vaccine strategies against arenaviruses, Hantaviruses, paramyxoviruses (such as measles), togaviruses (such as Chikungunya), and many other threats. Learn how T cell epitope mapping revealed shared arenavirus targets, supporting development of a pan-arenavirus vaccine strategy for future preparedness.
FOX4KC.com
90-Second Read: Three people exposed to Hantavirus remain at KU Hospital for observation
May 20, 5:34 PM EDT
Three people exposed to the Andes strain of Hantavirus remain at the University of Kansas Hospital for continued observation KANSAS CITY, Mo. 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. The KDHE said at this time, 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.
tovima.com
90-Second Read: Hantavirus: Experts Weigh In On Dangers & The Vaccine Response
May 20, 11:33 AM EDT
Efforts to Develop a Vaccine and Treatments Hantavirus is not a new pathogen, and several research groups had already been working on vaccines against it before the cruise ship outbreak. Hantavirus is one of at least 12 viruses with pandemic potential for which we are developing vaccines in partnership with government agencies and academic institutions. Moderna, one of the two main developers of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, had also already entered the Hantavirus vaccine race before the cruise ship outbreak.
Medical Xpress
90-Second Read: Hantavirus quarantine has started—two infection control experts explain what to expect
May 20, 11:20 AM EDT
Six passengers from the Hantavirus cruise ship have started their quarantine at Australia's purpose-built facility in Western Australia. We are both infection prevention and control experts who advised the Victorian government on best-practice quarantine arrangements during COVID. Today, quarantine is specifically for people who have been exposed to a virus, in this case, the Andes strain of Hantavirus, but aren't showing any symptoms yet. There, staff from the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Center will monitor the returned passengers' health, before authorities decide what happens next.
NDTV
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Update: MV Hondius Cruise Operator Says Ship Not The Source Of Outbreak
May 20, 12:39 AM EDT
The operator of the cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak said the virus was likely introduced before passengers boarded and did not... The MV Hondius, operated by Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, made headlines after three passengers died from Hantavirus -- a rare virus for which no vaccines or specific treatments exist. Hantavirus has been confirmed in seven patients, with one other probable case, according to an AFP tally from official sources. The WHO has scrambled to reassure the world that the outbreak was not a repeat of the Covid pandemic, stressing that contagion was very rare.
KSL.com
90-Second Read: American passenger on Hantavirus-hit cruise feels 'blindsided,' 'misled' by new quarantine orders
May 20, 12:32 AM EDT
Public health officials have repeatedly stressed that the risk to the public from the Andes Hantavirus is low. In news briefings last week, CDC officials said they were assessing passengers and were working with state and local health departments to allow them to quarantine at home. On the call Sunday, the Americans at the National Quarantine Center were told that the strategy had shifted because three passengers, from Spain, France and Canada, had tested positive after they'd gotten off the ship on May 10.
Asia News Network
90-Second Read: Japan provided antiviral medication Avigan to U.K. for cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak
May 19, 10:06 PM EDT
The Dutch Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrives to dock at the port of Rotterdam on May 18, 2026. PHOTO: AFP TOKYO, The government said Monday it had provided part of its stockpile of the antiviral medication Avigan to Britain amid an outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship. In the Hantavirus outbreak, a Japanese national was evacuated from the ship on a charter flight arranged by the British government.
WUSF
90-Second Read: Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite Hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks
May 19, 12:18 AM EDT
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they're unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts. Fellow passengers have not mentioned the Hantavirus outbreak, he said. Coggins said he thinks the Hantavirus story got a lot of attention because it reminded people of the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined off Japan for two weeks in early 2020 after the coronavirus that grew into a global pandemic was detected on board.
Boston Herald
90-Second Read: Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite Hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks
May 18, 6:55 PM EDT
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they're unlikely to dim vacationers' growing love of cruises. Fellow passengers have not mentioned the Hantavirus outbreak, he said. Coggins said he thinks the Hantavirus story got a lot of attention because it reminded people of the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined off Japan for two weeks in early 2020 after the coronavirus that grew into a global pandemic was detected on board.
AOL.com
90-Second Read: First Case of Hantavirus Confirmed in North America
May 18, 12:21 PM EDT
Health officials confirmed the first North American Hantavirus case linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak as quarantines continue. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome has now officially reached North America following the ongoing outbreak tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship. On Sunday, May 17, Canadian health officials confirmed that a passenger who traveled aboard the ship tested positive for Hantavirus, marking the first confirmed North American case connected to the outbreak. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, one of four Canadians who returned home from the cruise last week initially received a "presumptive positive" result before additional testing confirmed the infection.
Yahoo News New Zealand
90-Second Read: Cruise ship hit by Hantavirus outbreak docks in Rotterdam
May 18, 6:34 AM EDT
MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak, has docked at its final destination in Rotterdam. The World Health Organization has so far reported 10 cases in total, eight confirmed and two suspected. While most Hantaviruses do not pass from person to person, rare instances of human transmission have been documented with the Andes virus strain, which is the strain behind this outbreak.
DW.com
90-Second Read: MV Hondius docks in Rotterdam after Hantavirus ordeal
May 18, 5:02 AM EDT
The Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship has arrived at its final destination, Rotterdam. The Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship had been carrying around 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries when it reported three deaths from Hantavirus earlier this month. Hondius had been stranded off Cape Verde, its intended final destination, after the African archipelagic country refused to take the ship in due to the outbreak first reported on May 2. The vessel docked in the Dutch port shortly after 10 a.m.
AOL.com
90-Second Read: City ‘at the end of the world’ fears for future after Hantavirus outbreak
May 18, 3:57 AM EDT
The "end of the world" outpost, which annually draws increasing numbers of travellers eager to see Magellanic penguins and humpback whales, now fears for its future. 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. Here in Ushuaia, authorities argue the most logical source of contagion is the Patagonian region that spans southern Chile and three Argentine provinces, where the same Andes Hantavirus identified in the cruise outbreak circulates. Argentina's Health Ministry is examining whether the outbreak's first victims, a Dutch couple who died in April, contracted the rat-borne virus in Ushuaia before boarding their ship.
The Irish Times
90-Second Read: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port for disinfection
May 18, 2:29 AM EDT
Health officials are closely monitoring the passengers taken off the cruise ship that was hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak, as they have returned to their home countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the risk to the general population is low, but health officials around the world are trying to calm fears and control potential spread by keeping track of people who were aboard or in close contact with those who were. As of this past Saturday, the WHO said at least 10 cases, eight confirmed and two suspected, of the Hantavirus had been traced to the ship.
The Katy News
90-Second Read: Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
May 18, 12:31 AM EDT
This is the third Disease Outbreak News report on the Hantavirus cluster, following the notification to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 2 May 2026 of severe respiratory illness cases aboard MV Hondius, a cruise ship. Epidemiological curve of Andes Hantavirus cases (n = 11) reported to WHO as of 13 May 2026, 17:00. Follow-up and contact tracing for all contacts of Hantavirus cases linked to the cruise ship is ongoing. Since the last DON was published on 8 May, two additional confirmed cases were reported from France and Spain.
news.cgtn.com
90-Second Read: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to arrive at Rotterdam as end of voyage
May 17, 10:59 PM EDT
The Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius was due to dock in Rotterdam on Monday morning for disinfection. The port of Rotterdam is prepared for the arrival of the Dutch Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius where the ship's crew members will undergo a medical screening in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 17, 2026. As of May 15, there were 10 WHO reported cases, eight confirmed and two probable, including the three deaths.
krem.com
90-Second Read: Washington State investigates Hantavirus exposures linked to cruise, separate local case
May 17, 8:56 PM EDT
Washington State health officials are investigating two Hantavirus cases: exposure on a cruise linked to Andes virus and a Chelan County case of Sin Nombre virus. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video WASHINGTON, The Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH) announced they are helping with two separate Hantavirus investigations involving separate strains. The Washington Department of Health noted the state typically reports one to five Sin Nombre Hantavirus cases each year.
Dallas News
90-Second Read: Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite Hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks
May 17, 8:43 PM EDT
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they're unlikely to dim vacationers' growing love of cruises. Fellow passengers have not mentioned the Hantavirus outbreak, he said. Coggins said he thinks the Hantavirus story got a lot of attention because it reminded people of the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined off Japan for two weeks in early 2020 after the coronavirus that grew into a global pandemic was detected on board.
FOX 35 Orlando
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.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak: Passenger recalls final days before deaths
May 17, 5:36 PM EDT
Three passengers on the Dutch-flagged cruise ship died after contracting the Andes strain of Hantavirus, and several others were infected. 2 cruise passengers moved to Nebraska amid Hantavirus watch Rosmarin, who did not contract the virus, said he hopes to get some fresh air during quarantine. Global health officials say the Andes strain, the only known form of Hantavirus capable of person-to-person transmission, is not expected to trigger a pandemic.
OregonLive.com
90-Second Read: Hantavirus, other onboard outbreaks don’t dim popularity of cruises
May 17, 5:00 PM EDT
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they're unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts. Fellow passengers have not mentioned the Hantavirus outbreak, he said. Coggins said he thinks the Hantavirus story got a lot of attention because it reminded people of the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined off Japan for two weeks in early 2020 after the coronavirus that grew into a global pandemic was detected on board.
News 5 Cleveland WEWS
90-Second Read: Colorado adult dies from Hantavirus; case not linked to cruise ship outbreak
May 17, 3:47 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.
FOX 17 West Michigan News
90-Second Read: Colorado adult dies from Hantavirus; case not linked to cruise ship outbreak
May 17, 3:43 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.
SciTechDaily
90-Second Read: Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sparks Global Health Alert
May 16, 11:50 PM EDT
A rare Hantavirus outbreak linked to a South Atlantic cruise is drawing global attention to the Andes strain's unusual ability to spread between people. A rare and deadly Hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius has set off an international public health investigation after at least three passengers died and others became ill during a South Atlantic voyage. Officials in several countries are now tracking and monitoring passengers because the outbreak involves Andes virus, an uncommon Hantavirus strain that, unlike most others, can sometimes spread between people during close contact.
The Denver Post
90-Second Read: Colorado Hantavirus death not linked to cruise ship outbreak, state says
May 16, 2:44 PM EDT
A Douglas County resident who died after contracting Hantavirus was not connected to the outbreak on Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, Colorado public health officials said this week. Colorado doesn't see many Hantavirus cases, but they do occur somewhat regularly, the state usually records a handful of infections from the Sin Nombre Hantavirus every year, most commonly in the spring and summer, according to public health records. There have been 132 cases of Sin Nombre Hantavirus in Colorado since the disease was discovered in the Four Corners region in 1993, and 47 of those cases were fatal, with the last fatal case recorded in 2024, according to state officials. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials confirmed the case on Saturday and said a preliminary investigation shows the resident got sick after being exposed to rodents, which is the most common way people are infected.
France 24
90-Second Read: A week in France - France monitoring Hantavirus contact cases
May 16, 11:28 AM EDT
At least one person has tested positive for Hantavirus here in France and is currently in intensive care. They've also tracked 22 contact cases who've shown no signs of illness. France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez pledged to stamp out drug crime, after shooters killed a 15-year-old in the western city of Nantes in a suspected settling of scores linked to dealing.
KING5.com
90-Second Read: 4th King County resident monitored for possible Hantavirus exposure, Public Health says
May 15, 8:07 PM EDT
A fourth local resident is being monitored after they were aboard a flight with an ill cruise ship passenger, according to Public Health. Three additional King County residents are also being monitored for possible Andes type of Hantavirus infections after exposure. In Chelan County, a resident has tested positive for the Sin Nombre virus strain of Hantavirus, according to the Chelan-Douglas Health District.
KOMO
90-Second Read: Sin Nombre Hantavirus case tied to home mouse exposure in Chelan County
May 15, 7:43 PM EDT
Chelan-Douglas Health District officials have confirmed a case of Hantavirus in a Chelan County resident, marking one of the occasional infections reported eac WENATCHEE, Wash. The case involves the Sin Nombre virus strain of Hantavirus, according to a statement released Friday by the Chelan-Douglas Health District. Health officials said there is no connection between the case and recently reported Andes virus Hantavirus cases associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship. RELATED | What exactly is Hantavirus and how concerned should Washington residents be?
CIDRAP
90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak reduced to 10 cases as ship passengers return to home countries
May 15, 4:45 PM EDT
The World Health Organization (WHO) today reduced the number of reported Hantavirus cases from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius from 11 to 10. WHO officials said at a press briefing this morning that the 11 cases reported in a disease outbreak update on May 13 included one inconclusive test in a passenger from the United States. 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. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, also said that more than 120 passengers who disembarked from the ship in Tenerife are being monitored by public health officials, either in their home countries or while in transit.
KOMO
90-Second Read: What exactly is Hantavirus and how concerned should Washington residents be?
May 15, 4:09 PM EDT
Health officials around the world have been closely monitoring a deadly Hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch-flagged cruise ship. Three King County residents are being monitored by public health officials after potential exposure to the Andes type of Hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. So, what exactly is Hantavirus, and how concerned should Washington residents be?
AOL.com
90-Second Read: No Americans have tested positive for Hantavirus tied to cruise ship outbreak, CDC says
May 15, 12:56 PM EDT
Federal health officials say no one in the United States has tested positive for Hantavirus following an outbreak linked to a cruise ship. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that there have been eight laboratory-confirmed cases of Hantavirus worldwide and three deaths linked to the outbreak. RELATED STORY | Researchers work to develop Hantavirus vaccine as cruise ship outbreak raises global alarm This outbreak has been linked to the Andes strain of Hantavirus, which can spread from person to person through very close contact and the exchange of bodily fluids.
Boston Herald
90-Second Read: 6 passengers from Hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
May 15, 8:08 AM EDT
Six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by a Hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a three-week quarantine. The passengers, crew and a doctor who accompanied them were taken by bus to the nearby Bullsbrook quarantine facility. Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said the government would implement one of world's strongest quarantine responses to the outbreak.
Insurance Journal
90-Second Read: Stomach Bugs, Not Hantavirus, Are the Bigger Threat on Cruises
May 15, 7:45 AM EDT
While cruises are in a global spotlight after a rare Hantavirus outbreak killed three people on an ocean liner since April, mild gastrointestinal illnesses are far more common on ships. The Vessel Sanitation Program tracks the number of gastrointestinal outbreaks that cruise ships report every year, defined as situations when more than 3% of people on board have some kind of stomach illness. Passengers and crew from the MV Hondius are returning home throughout the world after the deadly outbreak of the Andes strain of Hantavirus spread on the ship last month. The data tracks ships with 13 or more passengers with foreign itineraries that dock at one or more US ports.
Finger Lakes Daily News
90-Second Read: Ontario County Investigating Suspected Hantavirus Case
May 15, 12:09 AM EDT
Ontario County Public Health is investigating a suspected case of locally acquired Hantavirus, though officials stress there is no connection to the hantavir... Health officials said human Hantavirus infections are rare in New York State, with only a handful of reported cases since the disease became reportable in 1995. Officials said the strains of Hantavirus commonly found in the United States are not spread from person to person.
PhillyVoice
90-Second Read: CDC boosts staff monitoring Hantavirus but says public health risk remains low
May 14, 6:56 PM EDT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the public risk of a Hantavirus outbreak remains low as health officials continue monitoring 41 Americans for symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has increased the number of staff dedicated to tracking the threat of a Hantavirus outbreak as health officials maintain the risk to the general public remains low. Some former CDC staff and other public health officials have criticized the Trump administration for waiting before issuing a Health Alert Network advisory about the outbreak.
The Conversation
90-Second Read: Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse, and the fictional line between human and animal health
May 14, 4:29 PM EDT
The Hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship is a reminder of something we keep having to relearn: When humans push into ecosystems they don't normally inhabit, they are exposed to viruses. This Hantavirus outbreak is a smaller, slower-moving version of the same lesson: the line between human health, animal health and the places we travel for pleasure is much smaller than we like to think. But what connects these stories is a world where the boundaries between human health, animal health, climate and travel are largely fictional, and shrinking further every year. Fourteen months later, 11 people on the Dutch cruise ship Hondius have been infected with a different Hantavirus strain.
The Lund Report
90-Second Read: 3 King County residents being monitored for Hantavirus
May 14, 4:14 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. These are measures that have contained the spread in previous outbreaks of Hantavirus. None of the three King County residents have tested positive for the Hantavirus or showed signs of illness so far, according to health officials. Valenciano, acting director of Public Health, Seattle & King County, said in a statement.
BBC
90-Second Read: Small number of people in Scotland linked to Hantavirus outbreak
May 14, 2:03 PM EDT
A small number of people in Scotland have been linked to the Hantavirus outbreak, according to the national public health body. There are currently no known cases of Hantavirus in Scotland and the risk to the general public is very low, PHS said. The head of the UN health agency previously said there was "no sign" of a larger Hantavirus outbreak. There are no known cases of the virus in Scotland and the risk to public is very low, Public Health Scotland says.
St. Cloud Times
90-Second Read: Risk of Hantavirus spread low, CDC says as passengers are monitored
May 14, 11:49 AM EDT
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting Hantavirus remains low despite several passengers on a cruise ship becoming infected with the disease. The passengers that are being monitored who were on shared flights were separate from the passengers who were on the ship at the time the outbreak was detected. David Fitter, incident manager for the agency's Hantavirus response, said that unlike the coronavirus pandemic that spread around the world in 2020, Hantavirus is not new to public health officials.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: 'Small number' of Welsh residents linked to Hantavirus outbreak
May 14, 11:35 AM EDT
A "small number of Welsh residents" have been linked to the Hantavirus outbreak. The head of the UN health agency previously said there was "no sign" of a larger Hantavirus outbreak. While most Hantaviruses do not pass from person to person, rare instances of human transmission have been documented with the Andes virus strain.
The Mercury News
90-Second Read: Don’t worry about Hantavirus! (Wait, should we worry about Hantavirus?)
May 14, 11:09 AM EDT
There has been much chatter this week about whether we're seeing the tip of the next pandemic, courtesy of the Andes Hantavirus that killed three and sickened many more on a different cruise ship, the MV Hondius. We know fairly little about the Andes strain of the Hantavirus, with an estimated 3,000 human cases over three decades. If we're lucky, this Hantavirus outbreak will peter out, or resemble the 2002 SARS outbreak: It dies out with the help of safety measures and because the virus doesn't adapt fast enough. A cruise ship floats around with infected passengers, is denied permission to dock, finally unloads people in hazmat suits into quarantine.
Healthbeat
90-Second Read: Why you're hearing so much about the Hantavirus cruise
May 14, 7:00 AM EDT
But the Hantavirus outbreak from a cruise ship brings low risk to the global population. As a threat, this Hantavirus is not obviously more alarming than, say, Nipah virus : a comparably deadly infection with similar dynamics, which causes recurring outbreaks every few years in South Asia… all without a fraction of the spotlight. In the end, Nahass framed the ongoing Hantavirus outbreak as "a public health fire drill," one that showed how much that we still have not learned from the last pandemic. Not only are most major media outlets covering the outbreak from dozens of angles and follow-ups, but it's moved well beyond the usual lane of global health stories into full zeitgeist, meme territory.
AZ Family
90-Second Read: 2nd Arizonan linked to ship with Hantavirus outbreak getting evaluated in Nebraska
May 14, 1:08 AM EDT
A second Arizonan tied to the MV Hondius outbreak is now being evaluated out of state. PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP), Health officials confirmed Wednesday there is a second Arizonan linked to the Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship who is getting assessed out of state. As of Tuesday, the outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, nine of which have been confirmed.
OregonLive.com
90-Second Read: Bend doctor Stephen Kornfeld tests positive for Hantavirus after cruise; cases continue to rise
May 13, 9:04 PM EDT
Stephen Kornfeld, the retired Bend doctor who stepped in to care for passengers on the cruise ship overwhelmed by a deadly Hantavirus, has tested positive for the virus, he told CNN Tuesday. The outbreak of the Andes Hantavirus on the MV Hondius has now reached about a dozen cases, with three deaths. When he took over as the ship's unofficial doctor, after the cruise's physician fell ill, his job primarily was to monitor patients and make them as comfortable as possible, as well as allay the fears of other passengers and help staff keep them from getting sick.
CBS News
90-Second Read: 5th Californian possibly exposed to Hantavirus identified, health officials say no confirmed cases
May 13, 8:49 PM EDT
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes Hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Along with that announcement, health officials stressed that none of the five California residents, nor any residents of the United States, currently has a confirmed case of the Andes Hantavirus. State health officials said this person may have been exposed to the Andes Hantavirus while aboard an international flight carrying a passenger who later died from the virus.
WBAL-TV
90-Second Read: Residents keeping tabs on Hantavirus as 2 Marylanders are monitored
May 13, 8:39 PM EDT
People are keeping an eye on Hantavirus as the Department of Health monitors two Marylanders for possible exposure. Two Maryland residents are being monitored after potential exposure to Hantavirus during a flight shared with an infected cruise ship passenger. Sullivan said Hantavirus has an incubation period ranging from four to 42 days, which is the time between exposure and the onset of illness.
The Hill
90-Second Read: CDC not requiring Hantavirus cruise passengers to isolate at home
May 13, 6:26 PM EDT
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship poses low risk to public, says CDC. No formal quarantine order in place, but passengers encouraged to isolate. As of the most recent update, the Hantavirus outbreak has grown to 11 cases.
Statesman Journal
90-Second Read: CDC gives update on deadly Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship
May 13, 6:23 PM EDT
Health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an update May 13 on the deadly Hantavirus outbreak linked to a polar cruise ship, saying the risk to the general public remains low. During a press conference, the CDC said that officials continue to monitor passengers linked to the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship and continue to track possible exposures across the United States. An Oregon doctor on the cruise told CNN he tested positive for Hantavirus after helping care for other sick passengers.
UNM HSC Newsroom
90-Second Read: New Mexico's Hantavirus Strain is Different From Cruise Ship Outbreak and Does Not Spread Between People
May 13, 5:12 PM EDT
SANTA FE, As news coverage of a Hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship raises questions, New Mexico health officials want residents to know: the Hantavirus strain found in New Mexico is different from the one causing illness abroad and cannot spread from person to person. New Mexico's strain -Sin Nombre Hantavirus-is transmitted through contact with infected rodents, such as when droppings or nests are disturbed and virus particles become airborne. Ever since 1993, when a deadly disease outbreak in the Four Corners first revealed the presence of Hantavirus in North America, New Mexicans have been warned to be on the lookout for deer mice, which harbor the microbe and can spread it through their droppings. The cruise ship infections are caused by Andes Hantavirus found in Argentina and Chile.
New York Post
90-Second Read: Dutch hospital quarantines 12 staffers following Hantavirus protocol breach
May 13, 1:56 PM EDT
A Dutch hospital has quarantined 12 staff members as a preventive measure after blood and urine from a Hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict protocols, as medics around the world work to stop the spread of the outbreak. The quarantining of the medics illustrates the challenge of quickly introducing and implementing stricter protocols needed in hospitals and elsewhere for dealing with the Hantavirus strain behind the outbreak that hit the Hondius luxury cruise ship. The Radboudumc hospital admitted its Hantavirus patient, a passenger from the cruise ship, on May 7. The World Health Organization increased its tally of confirmed cases in the outbreak to nine, up by two from the previous day.
Yahoo
90-Second Read: These are the 10 U.S. states monitoring for Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship at center of outbreak
May 13, 1:47 PM EDT
The California Department of Public Health is monitoring four residents who were potentially exposed to the Hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship. Health officials in Kansas are monitoring three people who had a "high-risk exposure" to someone with a confirmed case of Hantavirus, the state Department of Health and Environment announced Tuesday. Washington state health officials say they're monitoring three people who may have been exposed to Hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius outbreak for symptoms. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory last week warning doctors and state health departments to watch for potential imported cases.
NewsNation
90-Second Read: Can this cruise ship ever be safe again? Inside the Hantavirus cleanup
May 13, 1:29 PM EDT
The MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship at the center of the deadly Hantavirus outbreak, is headed to the Netherlands for deep cleaning and inspection following its evacuation. Another is symptomatic but has not tested positive for Hantavirus, according to federal health officials. Because Hantavirus spreads through infected rodents and their waste, cleanup aboard the MV Hondius will likely begin with a full rodent inspection and extermination effort.
The Independent
90-Second Read: Oregon doctor on Hantavirus cruise speaks from containment unit after positive test
May 13, 1:08 PM EDT
An Oregon doctor who was on the Hantavirus-struck cruise ship MV Hondius has spoken out after testing positive for the disease himself. Kornfeld, currently at a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, opened up about how he was feeling after his "faint" positive result. In a separate development, Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed on Tuesday it was investigating a Hantavirus case, but not one linked to the cruise ship outbreak.
The Hill
90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases
May 13, 1:05 PM EDT
The Hantavirus outbreak grew to 11 cases on Tuesday, after a French woman became infected while aboard a cruise ship and is now being treated with an artificial lung in Paris and a Spanish passenger tested positive after departing the ship. Argentina's Ministry of Health on Tuesday said they will dispatch a team of scientific experts to investigate the origin of the outbreak, as the MV Hondius departed the country on April 1, the AP reported. Seventeen Americans and one British national exposed to Hantavirus on the cruise ship are quarantined either in Nebraska or Georgia while health officials monitor them for symptoms.
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90-Second Read: Company says it’s not clear when its Hantavirus-hit ship will start cruises again
May 13, 12:19 PM EDT
Oceanwide Expeditions says it expects to know by the end of the week if the MV Hondius cruise ship will keep to its schedule after a Hantavirus outbreak. The captain of the Hantavirus-stricken ship thanked his crew and passengers for their 'unity' and 'strength' in a video message released on Monday. The Hantavirus outbreak aboard the Hondius is the first known case on a cruise ship. The Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
90-Second Read: No cases of Hantavirus in Volusia County, but officials are monitoring
May 13, 12:09 PM EDT
Volusia County officials are preparing for the Hantavirus, but as of now there's nothing to worry about, county Emergency Management Director Clint Mecham said on May 11. Mecham spoke briefly about the Hantavirus during the Volusia County Elected Officials Roundtable meeting in Daytona Beach. As of May 13, there are no reported cases of Hantavirus in Florida. Three people died last month after a Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, a cruise ship traveling in the Atlantic Ocean.
People.com
90-Second Read: American Doctor Identified as Hantavirus-Positive Cruise Passenger Explains How He Got His 'Mild Positive' Test Result
May 13, 12:07 PM EDT
Doctor Stephen Kornfield revealed that he is the Hantavirus-positive American passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship who is currently in isolation. Stephen Kornfeld has revealed that he is the American passenger formerly on board the MV Hondius cruise ship who tested positive for Hantavirus. The doctor was on board the cruise for vacation, but after the ship's doctor got sick, Kornfeld stepped in to assist with passengers who were ill.
The Stockton Record
90-Second Read: Hantavirus exposure confirmed north and south of Stockton
May 13, 11:37 AM EDT
California health officials have confirmed four residents were recently exposed to the Andes strain of the Hantavirus in two regions that sit on either side of Stockton and the greater San Joaquin County corridor. The strain at the center of the outbreak has been confirmed as the Andes virus, which is believed to spread person-to-person, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO has said it believes the Hantavirus outbreak stemmed from a Dutch couple on board the MV Hondius who both later died from their infections. For local updates, residents can monitor San Joaquin County Public Health.
KMBC
90-Second Read: Kansas health officials monitoring 3 people with 'high-risk exposure' to Hantavirus
May 13, 11:36 AM EDT
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is monitoring three people who were exposed to a person who later tested positive for Hantavirus. Their exposure is considered a "high-risk exposure," which may include "prolonged close contact or shared living space with a symptomatic individual, or close proximity during travel." The three people were not on board the cruise ship, health officials say. While their status is being monitored, health officials say there are "no suspected or confirmed cases of Hantavirus in Kansas." The health department will continue to monitor the risk.
Al Jazeera
90-Second Read: France confines over 1,700 passengers on cruise ship over gastroenteritis
May 13, 11:15 AM EDT
In a statement on Wednesday, the regional health authority said there was no indication the apparent stomach flu outbreak was linked to a Hantavirus cluster reported on the luxury ship MV Hondius, which had travelled between Argentina and the Canary Islands. Ambassador Cruise Line, a no-fly British operator targeting passengers above the age of 50, was founded in 2021 by Christian Verhounig, the former chief executive of Cruise & Maritime Voyages, which went into administration in 2020. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported four outbreaks on cruise ships so far this year, including cases linked to E coli and the norovirus.
BBC
90-Second Read: Woman isolating on British island in South Pacific after Hantavirus contact
May 13, 10:16 AM EDT
A woman is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after travelling on a Hantavirus-hit cruise ship. On Tuesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was at that time "no sign" of a larger Hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from the ship a day earlier. British army medics parachuted onto another remote British Overseas Territory, the south Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, to help a British resident with suspected Hantavirus who disembarked there on 14 April. The woman who was on a virus-hit ship shows "no signs of illness", the government of Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory, says.
vox.com
90-Second Read: We’re asking the wrong question about the Hantavirus outbreak
May 13, 7:15 AM EDT
If you've been following the coverage of the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, these are the questions you've seen posed in headlines. So, unless you're a passenger or close contact of someone on the Hondius, you shouldn't really worry about the Hantavirus outbreak. The total scientific record on person-to-person transmission of this strain of the Hantavirus is maybe 300 cases in all, while one outbreak in 2018 featured three super-spreader events before it was suppressed. After some initial dysfunction that was itself partially explainable by just how unusual a seaborne Hantavirus outbreak was, the response system appears to be working relatively well.
BBC
90-Second Read: Hantavirus: How are countries responding to the cruise virus?
May 13, 4:36 AM EDT
The last passengers and some crew members have now left a Dutch cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak of Hantavirus, after disembarking at Granadilla port in south-east Tenerife. Some disembarked before the first confirmed case of Hantavirus was reported on 4 May. There are currently no recorded cases of Hantavirus in the country, with officials saying the risk remains "extremely low". Four California residents who may have been exposed to the virus are being monitored, state health officials said on Monday.
People.com
90-Second Read: Possible Illinois Hantavirus Case Not Linked to Outbreak on Cruise Ship
May 12, 10:50 PM EDT
The patient's case is not related to the MV Hondius cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak, the Illinois Department of Public Health said. This suspected patient marks the eighth Hantavirus case in Illinois since 1993. As of Tuesday, May 12, there are 11 Hantavirus cases among passengers or crew, nine of which have been confirmed as the Andes virus, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
The Seattle Times
90-Second Read: 3 King County residents possibly exposed to Hantavirus linked to cruise
May 12, 8:32 PM EDT
Three King County residents were potentially exposed to the type of Hantavirus blamed for a deadly cruise ship outbreak last month, health officials announced Tuesday, while also noting the risk to the public remains low. The two King County residents on an April 25 flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam were sitting two seats away from the ill cruise ship passenger who was removed from the plane before takeoff, the health department said. The type of Hantavirus identified in the cruise ship outbreak is the Andes virus, which is the only known type of Hantavirus that can spread from person to person, health officials said. There are currently no cases of Hantavirus in King County, and risk to the general public remains low.
BBC
90-Second Read: Man shares footage from inside Hantavirus quarantine
May 12, 8:28 PM EDT
One American passenger who sailed on the MV Hondius is now in a quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska. Three people died aboard the ship where there were nine confirmed cases and two suspected but the UN health agency has said there is "no sign" of a larger Hantavirus outbreak. Flight 169 from Venice, Italy, landed safely at Newark Airport with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew. Jake Rosmarin said he was feeling "well" and "in relatively good spirits" on the second day of his quarantine.
Chicago Tribune
90-Second Read: Potential case of Hantavirus reported in Illinois, but it’s not linked to cruise ship outbreak
May 12, 5:55 PM EDT
Health officials are investigating a potential Hantavirus case in Illinois, though the case is not linked to a recent outbreak of the illness on a cruise ship. The risk of Illinois residents contracting Hantavirus remains "very low," the state health department said in a statement Tuesday. Before this latest potential case, Illinois had seven positive cases of Hantavirus since 1993, most recently in March 2025.
ABC7 Chicago
90-Second Read: Is Hantavirus in Illinois in 2026? IDPH investigating potential case in Winnebago County, IL not linked to cruise ship outbreak
May 12, 5:30 PM EDT
IDPH is investigating a potential case in Winnebago County that is not linked to a cruise ship outbreak. Excluding this latest potential case, Illinois has had seven positive cases of Hantavirus since 1993, most recently in March 2025. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has not been notified of any Illinois residents being passengers on the MV Hondius during the Hantavirus outbreak.
NBC 5 Chicago
90-Second Read: Possible Hantavirus case in Winnebago County not linked to cruise ship outbreak
May 12, 4:55 PM EDT
The Illinois Department of Public Health said Tuesday it is investigating a possible Hantavirus case in a resident that is not connected to a widespread... In a press briefing Monday, CDC Head of Hantavirus Response David Fitter said that the strain of Hantavirus identified on a luxury cruise ship was very low risk of becoming a wider public health emergency. In a statement, IDPH said the individual, a Winnebago County resident, hasn't traveled internationally or had contact with passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship. The cruise ship outbreak involves the Andes strain of the virus, which is carried by a rodent species not found in the United States.
The New York Times
90-Second Read: Where Are the Passengers of the Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Now?
May 12, 7:47 AM EDT
Nearly two dozen countries are repatriating citizens who were aboard the MV Hondius, where three passengers died in a Hantavirus outbreak. Most of the roughly 150 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship that experienced a Hantavirus outbreak returned to their home countries by Tuesday or were in the process of doing so. Sixteen were in isolation at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, U.S. officials said, including one who tested "mildly" positive for the Andes strain of the Hantavirus.
WMUR
90-Second Read: Two people with ties to New Hampshire were on board cruise ship hit by Hantavirus outbreak, officials say
May 12, 6:21 AM EDT
Two New Hampshire residents were on a cruise ship that was hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak, state health officials confirmed Monday. Three people have died in connection with the outbreak, and six people with confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus are being quarantined, according to the World Health Organization. Hantaviruses are typically spread through contact with wild rodent droppings, urine and saliva, but the specific virus associated with the outbreak, the Andes virus, can spread between people who are in close, prolonged contact with each other.
WSB-TV
90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak: 2 from cruise ship taken to Emory Hospital, 1 has symptoms
May 12, 5:59 AM EDT
The plane landed around 9:30 a.m., where the two patients were then put into ambulances and taken to Emory University Hospital. Brian Kemp talks about Hantavirus patients being brought to Atlanta Some 15 other cruise ship passengers were flown to Nebraska early Monday morning to be assessed there. Three cruise ship passengers have died, and six people with confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus are being quarantined, according to the WHO. They've gone through quite a bit, and we're trying to help them, and this is a priority for us, but the big priorities for us are the safe and healthy return of the passengers, but also the health and safety of American communities.
grist.org
90-Second Read: How climate change could help Hantavirus find more hosts
May 12, 4:01 AM EDT
Argentina's health authorities have already documented a sharp rise in Hantavirus this season : 101 infections have been recorded since June 2025, about twice as many as there were in the same period a year earlier. The country's health ministry hasn't yet determined what's behind the surge, but research suggests that climate change may play a role. Weather extremes exacerbated by global warming change how rodents behave, according to Kirk Douglas, a senior scientist who studies Hantaviruses and climate change at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, in Barbados. Hantaviruses are an ancient family of rodent-borne pathogens that likely caused disease in humans long before they first appeared in medical records in the 1950s.
KSNV
90-Second Read: Local medical professional weighs in on Hantavirus outbreak
May 12, 2:08 AM EDT
Two other passengers were taken to a local hospital in Atlanta, with one having been reported to have been experiencing symptoms associated with the Hantavirus. Medical professionals with the Southern Nevada Health District say that while Hantavirus is currently making headlines due to the cruise ship outbreak, the likelihood of it reaching pandemic levels remains low. Medical experts say while the overall likelihood of contracting Hantavirus remains low, the strain linked to the cruise ship outbreak, which has already been linked to three deaths and several positive cases, is more dynamic. 16 of those passengers are under care at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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90-Second Read: CDC: North Carolinian was on Hantavirus-affected cruise ship
May 11, 11:38 PM EDT
State and federal health officials have confirmed that a North Carolinian was onboard the Hantavirus-affected cruise ship. Health officials said there are no current cases of Hantavirus in North Carolina. Most Hantavirus cases reported in the United States are caused by a different Hantavirus and primarily occur in the western region of the country. As of Monday afternoon, the outbreak has resulted in at least three deaths and eight cases.
KOMO
90-Second Read: How concerned should Seattle cruise passengers be about Hantavirus?
May 11, 9:08 PM EDT
Public Health, Seattle & King County echoed that assessment in a recent public advisory, calling the risk to residents "very low" and noting there have been only six confirmed Hantavirus cases in King County since 1997. Globally, health officials continue monitoring passengers connected to the MV Hondius outbreak, while public health agencies track potential exposures and conduct contact tracing. Greninger said Hantaviruses have been studied for decades, unlike the novel coronavirus that emerged in 2020, and health officials already understand how the virus is typically transmitted and contained.
ABC13 Houston
90-Second Read: Houston-based doctor says Hantavirus isn't very transmissible despite Hantavirus cruise outbreak
May 11, 9:05 PM EDT
Houston-based doctor says the Hantavirus isn't very transmissible after Hantavirus cruise outbreak. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Top health officials said they're not worried about the outbreak, which has so far killed three people. Health experts said the Hantavirus isn't very transmissible from person to person, but it can occur, like we're currently seeing.
CBS News
90-Second Read: CDC's acting director says Hantavirus is not "a five-alarm fire bell"
May 11, 8:38 PM EDT
Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the Hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID. Bhattacharya, who also leads the National Institutes of Health, said Hantavirus "is a more deadly disease if you get it," but added that the "epidemiological risk is very, very different" than COVID. According to health officials, the Hantavirus outbreak identified on the cruise ship is the Andes strain of the virus, which can spread between people but requires prolonged close contact with someone who is ill.
NPR
90-Second Read: Why cruise ship passengers with possible Hantavirus exposure went to Nebraska
May 11, 6:19 PM EDT
As of Monday, the World Health Organization has reported at least nine cases of Hantavirus, including three deaths. Even so, we have taken this situation very seriously from the very start." "The risk of Hantavirus to the general public remains very, very low. The full quarantine period for Hantavirus is 42 days, Christine said, but he added that the patients would be allowed to go home if they remained asymptomatic.
WCNC
90-Second Read: North Carolina confirms one resident was onboard cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak
May 11, 4:57 PM EDT
NC Department of Health and Human Services says it is closely monitoring the outbreak but there are currently no cases in the state. NCDHHS says there are currently no Hantavirus cases in the state and the risk of infection is low. The Hantavirus aboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship was determined to be the Andes virus, the only type with human-to-human transmission.
USA Today
90-Second Read: Two more passengers from Hantavirus cruise arrive at Emory in Atlanta
May 11, 4:36 PM EDT
A total of 17 Americans who were passengers on the MV Hondius, the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak, have been transferred back to the United States and will be quarantined, health officials say. Two of the passengers, however, were transported to Emory University in Atlanta for "further assessment" after one became symptomatic. The World Health Organization reported the total number of Hantavirus cases related to the ship outbreak that had been confirmed rose to nine, as of Monday afternoon. Two passengers who disembarked the cruise ship with other Americans in the Canary Islands were transferred to the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit at Emory University on Monday.
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90-Second Read: Hantavirus live updates: 15 in quarantine in Nebraska, 1 in biocontainment unit
May 11, 11:17 AM EDT
The total number of confirmed and probable cases of Hantavirus onboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has risen to 11. Fifteen of those passengers were being monitored in a quarantine unit and another, who had tested positive, was in a biocontainment unit, officials said. Speaking to CNN, Kornfeld talked about being in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after he too tested positive for the Hantavirus. Two cruise ship passengers complimented the quarantine staff and doctors.
CNN
90-Second Read: Captain of Hantavirus-hit cruise ship thanks crew and passengers
May 11, 10:33 AM EDT
The captain of the cruise ship at the center of the Hantavirus outbreak released a message praising the work of his crew and the patience of the guests on board. No casualties have been reported and the incident is still being investigated as armed forces have since entered the building. Viral videos of rats inside Taipei shopping malls, markets and train stations are fueling public anxiety after Taiwan recorded its first Hantavirus death in 25 years. Russia announces it has successfully tested a new generation of nuclear-capable missiles that it says can rival its Western counterparts, although Western analysts say claims are exaggerated, according to Reuters.
USA Today
90-Second Read: Inside Nebraska quarantine unit monitoring Hantavirus cruise passengers
May 11, 9:48 AM EDT
Americans evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak are heading to a quarantine center in Nebraska where they will be monitored for symptoms. The Nebraska Medical Center also has a Biocontainment Unit, which will treat passengers who have been diagnosed with Hantavirus or are exhibiting symptoms, officials said. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said on CNN's "State of the Union" on May 10 that each of the passengers will be assessed on whether they were exposed to someone with Hantavirus.
Al Jazeera
90-Second Read: Two more cruise ship passengers test positive for Hantavirus
May 11, 8:36 AM EDT
A French woman and an American man have tested positive for Hantavirus infections as countries around the world repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Monday that a French passenger who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship tested positive for the virus and her condition was deteriorating, the Reuters news agency reported. The MV Hondius was anchored near the Canary Island of Tenerife after being stranded for weeks following an outbreak of the Hantavirus on the luxury cruise ship. Another four French passengers have so far tested negative, and authorities have identified 22 contact cases.
France 24
90-Second Read: Hantavirus: confirmed cases by nationality
May 11, 6:45 AM EDT
Here is a roundup of which countries have confirmed or probable cases of nationals infected by Hantavirus after the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, according to the World Health Organization. Issued on: 11/05/2026, 12:45 Modified: 11/05/2026, 21:48 Among living patients, seven cases have been confirmed and an eighth is listed as "probable", according to the WHO, the UN health body and certain national health authorities. Her health deteriorated during an April 25 flight to Johannesburg and she died in hospital a day later, with Hantavirus confirmed on May 4. In addition, three people have died, with two of those confirmed as having Hantavirus and one probable case, the WHO said.
Time Magazine
90-Second Read: First Passengers Evacuated From Hantavirus Cruise Ship Arrive in Home Countries
May 11, 6:30 AM EDT
A flight to the Netherlands carrying 26 passengers, Dutch nationals as well as citizens of 10 other countries, landed in Eindhoven on Sunday evening. Spanish health minister Mónica García said that as of Sunday evening, 94 passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius. Since the MV Hondius departed from Argentina, six confirmed cases of Hantavirus and two suspected cases have been linked to the outbreak on the ship, and three passengers have died. Evacuations from the cruise ship at the center of the outbreak began on Sunday and are expected to last into Monday.
WISN
90-Second Read: 17 American passengers from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship land in Nebraska
May 11, 5:01 AM EDT
American passengers from a Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrived in Nebraska for quarantine and monitoring after one passenger tested positive Health officials provided new details Monday after 16 American passengers exposed to Hantavirus on a cruise ship arrived in Nebraska. The passengers evacuated from the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship landed in Nebraska early Monday. Video above: Passengers exposed to Hantavirus land in Omaha The medical school also has a special unit for treating people with highly infectious diseases that was used early in the pandemic for COVID-19 patients and previously for Ebola patients.
The Guardian
90-Second Read: Hantavirus cruise ship passengers enter isolation facility after evacuation to UK
May 11, 4:57 AM EDT
The evacuation of passengers of all nationalities will be completed on Monday, with flights arriving from Australia and the Netherlands, Spain's health minister has said. The UK's initial Covid quarantine site at Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral, Merseyside, is being used to house 20 British passengers who were tested for Hantavirus before boarding the flight. Within a 72-hour period, the passengers are to receive clinical assessments and testing at the isolation facility, which has six floors of self-contained flats with their own bedrooms, en suite bathrooms, kitchen and lounge facilities.
BBC
90-Second Read: British passengers from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship isolating in hospital
May 11, 4:31 AM EDT
The passengers landed in the UK on Sunday and none have reported symptoms, but they will will be monitored in hospital for 72 hours. Twenty Britons are beginning 45 days of self-isolation in the UK after being evacuated from a cruise ship hit by Hantavirus. Meanwhile two Britons are voluntarily self-isolating at home in the UK, having disembarked the vessel at St Helena on 24 April alongside dozens of other passengers before the first case of Hantavirus was confirmed. Three people have died following the outbreak on the MV Hondius, including two whom the World Health Organization has confirmed had Hantavirus.
13newsnow.com
90-Second Read: 2 passengers, French and American, test positive for Hantavirus after cruise ship evacuation
May 11, 3:52 AM EDT
Three people, including two Americans, tested positive or showed symptoms of Hantavirus after evacuating the cruise ship at the center of the outbreak. Health authorities say it's the first-ever Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. An American who tested positive for Hantavirus on the cruise ship was taken to the Omaha campus' biocontainment unit and will be tested again. A French woman was the latest to be confirmed as infected, while an American is suspected of infection after initial testing.
Forbes
90-Second Read: U.S. Passenger And French Woman Test Positive For Hantavirus After Evacuation From Cruise Ship (Latest Updates)
May 11, 3:39 AM EDT
Spanish officials confirm that after testing positive once for Hantavirus, the American now known to be Kornfield has since tested negative twice for the disease, meaning no Americans are among the nine confirmed cases of the illness. A symptomatic passenger who returned to America after disembarking the MV Honduis, and is being cared for in Atlanta, tests negative for Hantavirus, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. France's Health Minister Stéphanie Rist says a woman, among five French nationals evacuated from the vessel, has tested positive for the Hantavirus and all five people will be put under isolation in Paris. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.
France 24
90-Second Read: French evacuee from Hantavirus-hit ship tests positive, health minister says
May 11, 2:45 AM EDT
A French national evacuated from a luxury cruise ship linked to a deadly Hantavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus, the French health minister said Monday. France on Monday reported its first case of Hantavirus when a French national who had been aboard a virus-linked ship tested positive for the disease, said French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist. Read more Hantavirus outbreak risk to public is 'absolutely low', WHO says The operation evacuated 94 people of 19 different nationalities on Sunday, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia announced on Tenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands. Four other French passengers from the ship tested negative, but will be re-tested, the minister added.
Forbes
90-Second Read: US Passenger Tests Positive For Hantavirus After Evacuation From Cruise Ship (Latest Updates)
May 10, 11:49 PM EDT
Spanish officials confirm that after testing positive once for Hantavirus, the American now known to be Kornfield has since tested negative twice for the disease, meaning no Americans are among the nine confirmed cases of the illness. A symptomatic passenger who returned to America after disembarking the MV Honduis, and is being cared for in Atlanta, tests negative for Hantavirus, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The South African Department of Health says tests performed on infected passengers of the the MV Hondius confirm the Andes virus, one of the deadliest Hantavirus diseases with a roughly 40% case fatality rate, is what infected passengers onboard the ship. An American passenger aboard the MV Hondius who tested positive for Hantavirus before subsequently testing negative several times has been released from a biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska and is now isolating alongside his fellow passengers.
CBS News
90-Second Read: Americans from cruise ship linked to Hantavirus outbreak to arrive in U.S. for monitoring as Georgia residents remain under watch
May 10, 11:01 PM EDT
Federal officials will provide an update Monday as 17 Americans exposed to Hantavirus on MV Hondius return for monitoring; one shows symptoms, another tests "mildly" positive. The outbreak has drawn attention in Georgia after health officials confirmed that two Georgia residents were being monitored following possible exposure connected to the cruise ship. Earlier reporting from CBS News Atlanta found that Georgia health officials were monitoring two state residents connected to the outbreak.
New York Post
90-Second Read: French national suffering symptoms on return trip from Hantavirus-striken cruise
May 10, 10:48 PM EDT
A French national who was evacuated from the Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship has begun experiencing symptoms of the disease, officials said Sunday. The French national, who was not publicly named, was en route to a hospital in Paris along with four others when they began to show symptoms of the Hantavirus, Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu said in a statement. Five others from the ill-fated cruise, not counting the French national, have become seriously sick with the Hantavirus, which has a 38% fatality rate. As a result, all five French citizens, who were evacuated from the MV Hondius, have been placed in immediate isolation until further notice, the premier added.
U.S. News & World Report
90-Second Read: Australia to Repatriate Passengers From Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship
May 10, 10:27 PM EDT
Australia to Fly Citizens Home From Virus-Hit Cruise Ship, Plans Quarantine The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a Hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, May 11 (Reuters), Australia will charter a flight to evacuate its citizens from a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship linked to a deadly Hantavirus outbreak, with returning passengers quarantined on arrival, the government said on Monday. Health Minister Mark Butler told a news conference the returning passengers will be quarantined at a facility in Western Australia for a minimum of three weeks.
Connecticut Public
90-Second Read: U.S. cruise passengers head to Nebraska for Hantavirus monitoring
May 10, 9:42 PM EDT
That brings the case count for the Hantavirus outbreak to at least nine, including three deaths, according to the World Health Organization on Monday. Most of the passengers are arriving at America's only federally funded quarantine unit, which also received cruise passengers from a different outbreak, the Diamond Princess Cruise, in early 2020, which was one of the first known superspreading events of the COVID-19 pandemic. They suggested that some passengers could continue monitoring at home, with daily check-ins from their health departments. The Dutch-flagged cruise ship departed from southern Argentina on April 1, and followed an itinerary across the South Atlantic with multiple stops in remote islands.
AP News
90-Second Read: Passengers evacuated from Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home from Canary Islands
May 10, 7:04 PM EDT
Passengers evacuated from the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands. 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. Passengers watch as others are disembarked from the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. The first plane carrying passengers from the cruise ship left Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday for Madrid, where they will be taken to a military hospital.
WVTM
90-Second Read: Americans on Hantavirus-infected cruise have boarded a plane back to the U.S.
May 10, 6:34 PM EDT
The cruise ship at the center of the Hantavirus outbreak has arrived at the Spanish island of Tenerife, where its 147 passengers are expected to disembark. Passengers evacuated from the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands, where travelers were escorted to shore by personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks. Three people have died since the outbreak began, and five passengers who left the ship earlier are infected with Hantavirus. Maria Van Kerkhove further explains Hantavirus outbreak: 'This is not COVID' Spanish passengers were the first to leave the MV Hondius following its arrival in Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off the West African coast.
Los Angeles Times
90-Second Read: Passengers evacuated from Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home
May 10, 5:34 PM EDT
Passengers evacuated from the Hantavirus-afflicted cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands. Hours later, a plane that evacuated French passengers landed in Paris, where it was met by emergency vehicles. Three people have died since the outbreak began, and five passengers who left the ship earlier are infected with Hantavirus. One of the five French passengers developed symptoms on the flight, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a statement, and all were put into strict isolation with plans to be tested.
LiveNOW from FOX
90-Second Read: Hantavirus latest: Americans disembark cruise and head home for quarantine
May 10, 3:44 PM EDT
TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Passengers, including Americans, aboard the cruise ship stricken by a Hantavirus outbreak disembarked in the Canary Islands and began flying home Sunday on military and government planes after being escorted ashore by personnel in full protective gear. Here is what to expect with their return: RELATED: Hantavirus latest: What's next for cruise, passengers heading home WHO officials explained on Saturday, May 9, 2026, the evacuation process coming for passengers and some crew onboard the cruise ship with the Hantavirus outbreak. Bhattacharya noted the seven Americans who left the cruise earlier have been in the U.S. for roughly two weeks, and they are living across the country.
CBS News
90-Second Read: Bay Area health officials confirm resident exposed to Hantavirus on MV Hondius cruise ship
May 10, 12:51 PM EDT
A San Francisco Bay Area resident who was a passenger on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean linked to a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is being monitored, health officials said. According to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, a county resident was exposed to the Andes Hantavirus while on the MV Hondius. Nine people on the MV Hondius had confirmed or suspected cases of the Hantavirus, while three people have died, the World Health Organization said on Friday. County officials said the passenger is not showing symptoms and does not appear to be sick, though health experts say the virus can take weeks before symptoms develop.
SFGATE
90-Second Read: Bay Area resident exposed to Hantavirus aboard MV Hondius cruise ship
May 10, 11:13 AM EDT
The individual was on board the MV Hondius but departed about two weeks before health officials determined a passenger's death was due to Hantavirus. A Bay Area resident who was exposed to Andes Hantavirus on a cruise ship is back home, public health officials confirmed Sunday. Santa Clara County public health officials are "monitoring and evaluating" the resident who was exposed to Andes Hantavirus while on board the vessel. The eyes of the world are trained on the MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship from Oceanwide Expeditions, a company that provides Arctic and Antarctic sailings.
BBC
90-Second Read: Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected Hantavirus
May 10, 11:02 AM EDT
British Army medics have parachuted onto the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to help a British national with suspected Hantavirus. Brig Cartwright said the operation was not just about the man suspected of having Hantavirus but also supporting the other people on the island, especially those who may have had contact with him. The WHO has confirmed that as well as the six confirmed cases, there are two with suspected Hantavirus, which includes the British man on Tristan da Cunha. The man left MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the virus, in mid-April at Britain's most remote inhabited overseas territory, where he lives.
Live and Let's Fly
90-Second Read: Hantavirus Outbreak Reportedly Due To Landfill Tourism
May 10, 10:39 AM EDT
Five Hantavirus cases, three deaths, and a global cruise scare. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention reported fewer than 900 Americans tested positive for Hantavirus infections over a 20-year period, at least one famous case caused the death of Gene Hackman's wife in their New Mexico home. With Hantavirus, ships may seem particularly risky but cases remain incredibly rare. Three passengers on the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius died after contracting the Andes strain of Hantavirus during a recent voyage.
Fox News
90-Second Read: Cruise ship linked to deadly Hantavirus outbreak arrives off Tenerife as passenger evacuation begins
May 10, 3:21 AM EDT
The cruise ship tied to a Hantavirus outbreak that killed three people arrived Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where passengers are being tested. The cruise ship MV Hondius arrives at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a Hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. A cruise ship linked to a Hantavirus outbreak anchored near the Spanish island of Tenerife ahead of a planned evacuation.
New York Post
90-Second Read: Hantavirus-ridden MV Hondius cruise ship anchors in Canary Islands after deadly outbreak — as passengers evacuate
May 10, 2:56 AM EDT
The Hantavirus-stricken HV Hondius docked in Spain Sunday morning after the outbreak on the ship left three travelers dead and sparked global concern over a possible wider spread of the rodent-borne illness. The plagued Dutch cruise ship reached Tenerife, the Canary Islands' largest island, around 6:30 a.m local time as more than 140 passengers and crew started to disembark from the vessel. Hantavirus manifests as a severe flu, with survivors describing the grueling disease as "torture." The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared a "Level 3" alert over the outbreak and has cautioned that the threat to the public remains minimal.
Upper Michigan's Source
90-Second Read: Plane carrying Spanish passengers from Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship leaves for Madrid
May 10, 2:23 AM EDT
Passengers were evacuated off the MV Hondius following its arrival in Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off the West African coast. 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. Spanish passengers were the first to leave, flown to Madrid and taken to a military hospital. Hours later, a plane that evacuated French passengers landed in Paris, where it was met by emergency vehicles.
CNN
90-Second Read: What’s next for Americans aboard Hantavirus-stricken cruise?
May 10, 1:11 AM EDT
CNN's Rafael Romo explains what the CDC has planned for passengers returning to the US from the Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after it arrives to the Canary Islands. President Trump was asked on Tuesday to what extent Americans' financial situation was motivating him to make a deal with Iran. Stephen Kornfeld, the American passenger who tested positive for Hantavirus and is now the only person isolated in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. CNN captured the moment when Carlos Della Valle reunited with his community after spending nearly nine long months in ICE detention.
KETV
90-Second Read: Americans coming to Nebraska after possible Hantavirus exposure may not face mandatory quarantine
May 9, 11:46 PM EDT
Federal officials say Americans coming to Nebraska after possible exposure to Hantavirus aboard a cruise ship will not be required to quarantine once they arrive in the United States. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told ABC News Saturday that none of the 17 Americans aboard the ship have tested positive for the virus, and federal officials currently do not plan to mandate quarantine when they arrive in Nebraska. Doctors also emphasized that the Hantavirus strain involved in the outbreak is very different from COVID-19 and is not known to spread easily between people.
The Guardian
90-Second Read: ‘Empty and vapid’ CDC finally responds to Hantavirus outbreak. But experts say it’s too little, too late
May 9, 4:11 PM EDT
The CDC's limited role in responding to the Hantavirus outbreak is raising questions, including whether it now has a diminished role in responding to health scares. The Hantavirus outbreak was reported to the WHO on 2 May; a notice issued two days later updated to seven confirmed or suspected cases. It wasn't until Thursday that the CDC activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent Hantavirus outbreak and classified it at its lowest activation level. Late on Friday, the CDC issued its first health alert to US doctors, advising them of the possibility of imported cases after at least six American passengers disembarked at St Helena.
Los Angeles Times
90-Second Read: 'The CDC is not even a player.' As Hantavirus outbreak unfolds on ship, agency is MIA, experts say
May 9, 2:55 PM EDT
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. The CDC's diminished role in this outbreak is an indicator the agency is no longer the force in international health or the protector of domestic health that it once was, some experts said. Hantavirus was first identified as a cause of sickness of one of the cases on May 2. The World Health Organization swung into action and by Monday was calling it an outbreak.
WAVE News
90-Second Read: Is there a treatment or vaccine for Hantavirus? What to know about the illness
May 9, 2:26 PM EDT
A Hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has brought the rare rodent-borne illness to the forefront. But despite the outbreak, global health officials note the risk to the general public remains low because the virus's germs do not easily spread between people. Currently, there is no specific treatment or vaccine for Hantavirus.
WDBJ7
90-Second Read: Is there a treatment or vaccine for Hantavirus? What to know about the illness
May 9, 2:26 PM EDT
A Hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has brought the rare rodent-borne illness to the forefront. But despite the outbreak, global health officials note the risk to the general public remains low because the virus's germs do not easily spread between people. Currently, there is no specific treatment or vaccine for Hantavirus.
WAFB
90-Second Read: Is there a treatment or vaccine for Hantavirus? What to know about the illness
May 9, 2:26 PM EDT
A Hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has brought the rare rodent-borne illness to the forefront. But despite the outbreak, global health officials note the risk to the general public remains low because the virus's germs do not easily spread between people. Currently, there is no specific treatment or vaccine for Hantavirus.
NPR
90-Second Read: CDC says threat of widespread outbreak of Hantavirus remains low
May 9, 1:41 PM EDT
As Hantavirus has dominated headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stressed that the risk of sweeping contagion was small. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday said the agency had deep experience with the Andes strain of the Hantavirus, offering assurance to the American public that there was low risk for a widespread outbreak. Officials speaking to reporters on Saturday stressed that transmission of the virus from person to person was rare and the risk to the American public remains "extremely low." Hantavirus is typically contracted when humans come into contact with rodent urine, saliva or feces. Members of the press report from an expected reception point for passengers from the MV Hondius at the Granadilla Port on May 09.
LiveNOW from FOX
90-Second Read: Hantavirus latest: What’s next for cruise, passengers heading home
May 9, 12:03 PM EDT
The cruise ship at the center of a Hantavirus outbreak is set to anchor near the Canary Islands this weekend so passengers and some crew can disembark. WHO officials explained on Saturday, May 9, 2026, the evacuation process coming for passengers and some crew onboard the cruise ship with the Hantavirus outbreak. The current public health risk from Hantavirus remains low. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, with more than 140 passengers and crew on board, is sailing on its way to Spain's Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, and is expected to arrive at the island of Tenerife early Sunday.
Mother Jones
90-Second Read: Polymarket’s Hot New Bet: Hantavirus
May 9, 7:30 AM EDT
Users have wagered nearly $3 million on the odds of a Hantavirus pandemic. Medical professionals sail towards the cruise ship MV Hondius in response to a deadly outbreak of Hantavirus. But Polymarket users are spending big across several Hantavirus-related propositions, including whether a vaccine will be developed this year and whether or not officials will tie the cruise ship outbreak to a "lab leak." Polymarket declined to comment on Hantavirus betting. A cluster of cases of a particularly deadly strain of the virus erupted on a cruise ship last month, killing three people out of eight suspected cases linked to the vessel.
Live Science
90-Second Read: Hantavirus cruise: 41 people in the United States being monitored as investigation into outbreak source continues
May 9, 3:00 AM EDT
The Epuyen outbreak infected 34 people and led to 11 deaths due to Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, in which a Hantavirus attacks the lungs. Contract tracing continues around the world as health officials work to find people potentially exposed to Hantavirus by MV Hondius passengers. A total of 41 people are being monitored for Hantavirus in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a Thursday afternoon news conference, according to news reports.
WSB-TV
90-Second Read: Metro Atlanta infectious disease specialist says Hantavirus quarantine is the right move
May 8, 6:14 PM EDT
Workers from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet the American passengers this weekend and take them to a special quarantine facility in Nebraska. Seventeen Americans are on the ship where an outbreak of the Hantavirus has killed three people. Doctor Andrew Pugliese has treated infectious diseases for 33 years.
KETV
90-Second Read: Nebraska Medicine will quarantine American citizens on cruise ship impacted by Hantavirus outbreak
May 8, 5:57 PM EDT
Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center confirmed that they have been requested to receive and monitor American citizens on the cruise ship impacted by the Hantavirus outbreak. Officials said Nebraska Medicine and UNMC are working with the Douglas County Health Department, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and federal health officials to coordinate the effort. Nebraska Medicine and UNMC treated patients during the 2014 Ebola outbreak and cared for some of the first Americans diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020.