A third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said. …
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MV Hondius
Also known as: the MV Hondius · the Hondius · Dutch vessel MV Hondius
Dutch cruise ship struck by hantavirus outbreak off Cape Verde in May 2026, resulting in three deaths and multiple confirmed cases.
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- May 2026
… 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 outbreak… 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 says… 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 Islands… 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 ship… Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions said in a news release it was “managing a serious medical situation” on a polar expedition ship, the MV Hondius, which was off Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic west of Africa. …
Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak
World & Region
Hantavirus cruise ship clears as cases rise globally
The News
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.
10 hours ago · Joy Online →
Yesterday
Hantavirus cruise ship clears as cases rise globally
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.
10 hours ago · Joy Online →
France confirms first hantavirus case linked to cruise ship
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.
12 hours ago · Joy Online →
US cruise ship passengers quarantined after hantavirus case
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."
12 hours ago · Joy Online →
Eighteen Americans quarantined after cruise ship hantavirus exposure
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.
12 hours ago · Joy Online →
British hantavirus patient's condition gradually improving in South Africa
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.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after cruise ship
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.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
British Army medics parachute to Tristan da Cunha for hantavirus case
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 →
Sunday 10 May
British Army medics parachute to remote island to aid hantavirus patient
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 →
Hantavirus-infected cruise ship reaches Tenerife port
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 →
Saturday 9 May
Hantavirus cruise ship arrival in Tenerife sparks worker protest
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 →
Friday 8 May
Third British national suspected of hantavirus from cruise ship
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 →
Wednesday 6 May
Cruise ship stranded near Cape Verde after hantavirus outbreak
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 →
WHO: human-to-human hantavirus transmission suspected on cruise ship
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 →
Dutch cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands
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 →
Monday 4 May
Three deaths, hantavirus suspected in Atlantic cruise ship outbreak
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 dead, three ill in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship
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 →