Also known as: the MV Hondius · the Hondius · Dutch vessel MV Hondius · Dutch-flagged MV Hondius ship
Dutch cruise ship that experienced a hantavirus outbreak in April 2026, killing three passengers and infecting 11 others.
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Joy Online
… More than 90 passengers of the MV Hondius ship, currently docked in Spain’s Canary Islands, are being repatriated. …
US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving shipThe Chronicle
… 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. …
UK army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirusJoy Online
… 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. …
Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirusJoy Online
Almost a month after the first passenger died of the hantavirus on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, it has finally reached Tenerife in the Canary Islands. …
Virus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife as medics await passengersJoy Online
As the MV Hondius cruise ship approaches Tenerife, the people of the Spanish island await it with a mixture of uncertainty and, in some cases, anger. …
Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approachesJoy Online
A third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said. …
Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government saysJoy Online
… For the American travel vlogger on board the luxury cruise liner MV Hondius in the Atlantic ocean, a dream voyage has taken a deadly turn. …
Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreakJoy Online
… While the virus typically jumps from rodents to humans, evidence suggests a rare instance of spread between individuals in close contact on the MV Hondius. …
Human-to-human hantavirus transmission suspected on board stranded cruise ship, WHO saysJoy Online
… Three passengers who were aboard the MV Hondius have died, after it set sail from Argentina on its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean around a month ago. …
Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary IslandsJoy Online
… Tragedy on the High Seas The MV Hondius, a Dutch vessel operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, remains off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected outbreak turned a polar cruise into a medical crisis. …
What to know about hantavirus, suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise shipMV Hondius, a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people and infected 11 passengers, has docked in Rotterdam with only crew remaining aboard. The WHO recommends 42 days of isolation for those leaving the ship, and authorities will conduct further testing of crew members.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
MV Hondius, a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people and infected 11 passengers, has docked in Rotterdam with only crew remaining aboard. The WHO recommends 42 days of isolation for those leaving the ship, and authorities will conduct further testing of crew members.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April, has tested positive for the disease with mild symptoms. The case brings the total number of infections to 11, all among cruise passengers, with three deaths.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A woman who travelled on a hantavirus-hit cruise ship is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after having contact with a hantavirus-exposed individual, though she is showing no signs of illness. Three people have died after travelling on the MV Hondius cruise ship, with the WHO confirming nine cases and two others suspected.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The WHO chief said there is "no sign" of a larger hantavirus outbreak following the evacuation of the MV Hondius cruise ship, though he warned the situation could change and more cases may emerge in the coming weeks. Seven cases have been confirmed overall, three people have died, and twelve Dutch hospital employees are in quarantine after treating an evacuated passenger.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The MV Hondius departed Tenerife for the Netherlands after its final passengers left, as authorities confirmed three new positive hantavirus cases linked to the outbreak. Seven cases have been confirmed and two others suspected according to the WHO, with three passengers having died.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Seven cases of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have been confirmed, with an American and French national testing positive after returning home. Three passengers have died, including two confirmed cases, and the WHO says the virus's Andes strain was likely contracted in South America.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Eighteen Americans evacuated from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius after possible exposure to hantavirus are being monitored by US health officials. One passenger tested positive for the Andes virus, another is showing mild symptoms, and authorities say the risk to the public remains "very, very low."
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Eighteen Americans evacuated from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius are being quarantined in the US after one passenger tested positive for Andes virus (a type of hantavirus) and another showed mild symptoms. US health officials say the risk to the public remains "very, very low," with two individuals monitored in Atlanta and sixteen at Nebraska's national quarantine facility.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A British man medically evacuated to Johannesburg with hantavirus from the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius is gradually improving, according to a South African health ministry spokesperson. The Andes hantavirus strain has killed three people so far—a Dutch couple and a German national.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An American and a French national who left a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have tested positive for the virus after returning home; more than 90 passengers from the MV Hondius ship are being repatriated, with three passengers dead and officials saying the risk of a major outbreak is very low.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
British Army medics have parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national with suspected hantavirus who disembarked from cruise ship MV Hondius in mid-April. The outbreak has claimed three deaths, with six confirmed cases including two other Britons being treated off the ship.
11 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
British Army medics parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national with suspected hantavirus who disembarked from cruise ship MV Hondius in mid-April. The outbreak on the vessel has so far killed three people and confirmed six cases, with the ship now in Tenerife where authorities are helping over 100 people disembark for repatriation.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The MV Hondius cruise ship, on which a passenger died of hantavirus nearly a month ago, has arrived near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. More than 100 people will be repatriated under strict isolation measures, with Spain's health minister describing the operation involving 23 countries as "unprecedented."
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The MV Hondius cruise ship, which experienced a hantavirus outbreak and evacuated three people from Cape Verde, is set to disembark passengers in Tenerife this weekend following an agreement between the Spanish government and the WHO. Tenerife dock workers have protested outside parliament, demanding safety measures and information before the ship's arrival, with some threatening to block it if their concerns are not addressed.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A third British national has suspected hantavirus infection connected to an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius. Five cases of hantavirus have been confirmed overall, including one death; two British men have confirmed cases in the Netherlands and South Africa respectively, while the third suspected case patient is on Tristan da Cunha.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Around 150 people from 23 countries are stranded on the luxury cruise liner MV Hondius near Cape Verde after a hantavirus outbreak; three passengers have died and three confirmed and five suspected cases have been identified since the ship set sail from Argentina around a month ago. The WHO said hantavirus has possibly spread among those on board, and three suspected patients have been evacuated to the Netherlands for medical care.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Health Organisation said human-to-human transmission is the suspected cause of a hantavirus outbreak aboard the Atlantic cruise ship MV Hondius, which has left three passengers dead and several others ill. The virus typically jumps from rodents to humans, but WHO cautioned that evidence suggests rare spread between individuals in close contact on the vessel, though the risk to the general public remains low.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A Dutch cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak is sailing to Spain's Canary Islands after being docked in Cape Verde. Three passengers have died, two crew members require urgent medical evacuation, and Spain's health ministry said officials were determining which passengers needed urgent evacuation from Cape Verde before the remaining passengers continue to the Canary Islands.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A cruise ship off Cape Verde's coast has experienced an outbreak with three confirmed deaths and two crew members requiring urgent care; health authorities, led by the World Health Organisation, are investigating hantavirus as the suspected cause through laboratory testing, epidemiological studies, and genetic sequencing.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Three passengers have died and three are ill after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, a Netherlands-based polar expedition ship off Cape Verde. Lab tests have confirmed hantavirus in one of the six people, and the World Health Organisation is investigating the outbreak.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →