Hantavirus

Hantavirus

A patrol vessel sails near the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, as it arrives for disinfection at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026. Photo: Reuters/Yves Herman

Hantavirus-hit liner reaches Rotterdam, crew being quarantined and ship disinfected

The ship had been carrying around 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries when a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses was first reported to ​the World Health Organization on May 2.

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises

Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, May 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-Covid health communications playbook

A US passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from Covid-19

Passengers evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, disembark after landing at the Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, May 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Hantavirus protocol breach at Dutch hospital as medics race to curb spread

Passengers evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, carry their belongings after disembarking at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, 12 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Dutch hospital quarantines 12 over breach of hantavirus protocol

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

US says 18 passengers flown back after hantavirus outbreak on ship

A US passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Hantavirus-hit ship's captain praises passengers and crew as evacuations conclude

Workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) stand aboard a tanker next to the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 11, 2026. photo: Reuters

Two test positive as evacuation of virus-hit cruise ship nears completion

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What is hantavirus and how does it spread?

A person wearing a mask stands aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Passengers begin evacuating from cruise ship hit by hantavirus

Hantaviruses under the microscope: An infection can cause no symptoms at all — or be fatal. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith/UIG/IMAGO

All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts: EU health agency

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS

WHO chief seeks to reassure Tenerife residents over hantavirus cruise ship arrival