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How Concerned Should We Be About The Hantavirus? The Deadly Cruise Ship Outbreak, Explained

Four Australians were confirmed to be onboard the virus-stricken MV Hondius. Here's everything you need to know.

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Is There a Hantavirus Outbreak? Symptoms to Watch Out for After Cruise Ship Deaths Trigger Emergency Quarantine

A suspected hantavirus situation on the MV Hondius cruise ship has led to emergency quarantine measures and an international health response.

International Business Times UK

I’ve investigated a hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what I can tell you about the cruise ship cluster

The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as hantavirus. In recent days, we heard three passengers had died.

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Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey

Argentina is investigating if it's the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, coinciding with a surge in domestic cases. Experts link the rise to climate change, which expands rodent habitats and increases disease transmission. The Andes virus strain, capable of human-to-human spread, is implicated in recent…

The Economic Times

Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

Soaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship highlights the risks, prompting stricter biosecurity measures. Experts warn that increasing visitor numbers could further strain the continent's delicate environment.

The Economic Times

Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US

Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region

The Guardian - AU

Two passengers of hantavirus cruise ship self-isolating in UK

The UK Health Security Agency said it is helping to trace people who may have been on the same flight as a confirmed case.

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Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock

British guide Martin Anstee among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary Islands

The Guardian - UK

Pair self-isolating in UK after return from cruise ship affected by hantavirus outbreak

Two individuals who recently returned to the UK from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak have been instructed to self-isolate, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. The agency reassured the public that "the risk to general public remains very low" following their return from the MV…

The Independent UK

Two passengers of ship linked to hantavirus self-isolating in the UK

Health officials said once the ship docks in Tenerife the remaining British nationals can be repatriated if they do not develop symptoms.

Evening Standard

Government ‘working urgently’ to support Britons affected by hantavirus outbreak

A British crew member was medically evacuated from a cruise ship.

Evening Standard

British doctor airlifted from hantavirus-hit cruise ship as cases rise onboard

Eight suspected cases of hantavirus have now been linked to the luxury cruise ship

The Independent UK

MV Hondius: Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina and scientists think they know why

The Argentine Health Ministry has reported 101 hantavirus infections since June 2025

The Independent UK

‘Why us?’ Tenerife locals fear hantavirus cruise ship arrival will repeat Covid pandemic ordeal

The Spanish government sparked a furious backlash after saying that the virus-stricken MV Hondius would dock in Tenerife by the end of the week. Islanders tell Graham Keeley that the arrival of the ship evokes memories of the pandemic in 2020

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‘Is all my struggle going to be wasted?’ Ghana study explores how mothers feel about early births

About 10% of births – that’s about 15 million babies – are born prematurely worldwide each year, making preterm births a major global health concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines preterm birth as delivery before 37 completed weeks of gestation.

The Independent UK

The Latest: 3 passengers from virus-hit cruise ship evacuated to the Netherlands

Three people from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, including the ship’s doctor, are being flown to the Netherlands for medical care

The Economic Times

What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?

A deadly hantavirus outbreak has claimed three lives on a luxury cruise ship. Five more individuals are confirmed or suspected cases. The Andes strain of hantavirus, which can spread between humans, is responsible. Experts are investigating the unusual cluster. The World Health Organization states the risk to the general public…

Evening Standard

British doctor evacuated as ship linked to outbreak to leave Cape Verde

The ship can now continue onward travel to the Canary Islands.

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Euronews

Hantavirus cruise highlights the environmental risks of ‘last chance tourism’, scientists warn

Trips to Antarctica “need to be regulated appropriately, as you would with any of the world’s sensitive and precious ecological sites,” says one expert.

Evening Standard

Little risk of onward hantavirus transmission as variant identified – expert

It comes as a Briton on board is set to be medically evacuated from the ship.

Euronews

Canary Islands pushes back against Madrid and says ship carrying hantavirus cannot dock

The Canary Islands reject the Spanish government's decision to transfer a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak to their territory, as health authorities coordinate a medical evacuation from Cabo Verde. South African authorities have detected the Andean variant, which is contagious between humans.

The Times of India

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to sail to Canary Islands, passengers to undergo medical screening

Spain has granted permission for the virus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius to sail to the Canary Islands, stepping in to manage a growing health emergency onboard. The decision follows Cape Verde's announcement that it lacked the capacity to handle the situation.

Euronews

Hantavirus outbreak: Medical aircraft travelling to the Netherlands with all infected patients

All those infected with hantavirus from the MV Hondius cruise ship are being evacuated from Cabo Verde to the Netherlands aboard medical aircraft.

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus On Cruise Ship May Have Spread Human-To-Human in Rare Outbreak of the High-Risk Andes Virus Strain

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in three deaths, with WHO investigating rare human-to-human transmission of the Andes virus.

The Guardian - UK

Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

Under new guidelines caning will only be used as a punishment for male students aged nine and above as a ‘last resort’

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