Hantavirus News Updates — Live Feed 2026

Six individuals from Arrowe Park are returning home after completing their isolation period, with all contacts remaining asymptomatic and testing negative for Hantavirus.

Twenty British nationals, one German national, and one Japanese passenger were taken to a hospital for medical checks and monitoring after returning from the MV Hondius cruise.

Passengers from the cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak have been evacuated and sent to their home countries to isolate and receive medical treatment if necessary.

PAHO held Q A session on hantavirus after outbreak on cruise ship Oscar Reyes 11 May 2026

A French national from the MV Hondius developed symptoms of hantavirus while being repatriated and was placed in isolation.

A British passenger is in intensive care in South Africa, confirmed to have hantavirus.

PAHO supports the international response to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic Cristina Mitchell 7 May 2026

A man who traveled back to Switzerland after disembarking the MV Hondius tested positive for hantavirus and is receiving care at a hospital.

While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.

Three people with symptoms evacuated from MV Hondius to receive medical care in the Netherlands.