A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers di...

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship so far

Three people have died amid the outbreak of the virus onboard the ship, which was transporting 150 passengers and crew.

The cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. —AFP—Getty ImagesTwo Dutch people an...

Though cases of hantavirus are often deadly, it doesn't spread easily between people.

Of the six affected individuals, three have died and one is currently in intensive care in South Africa, the WHO has said...

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic off Africa killed three people and sickened at least three othe...

Netherlands-based cruise says it is 'managing serious medical situation' on polar expedition ship, the MV Hondius

The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people.

Three people have died and others have been sickened by what health authorities suspect is a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atl...

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly infection that typically spreads to humans through contact with infected rodents, with person-to...

Hantaviruses are usually spread by exposure to urine, saliva or feces from infected rodents, such as rats or mice. Hantavirus infections are...

Three of six passengers ill from a suspected rodent-transmitted virus have died, and one is in intensive care, WHO says.

WHO said epidemiological investigations are ongoing to determine how the virus was introduced onto the ship.

The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and s...