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WHO declares hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over

newsdesk July 3, 2026 0 43 sec read

Published July 3, 2026 12:02am

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A woman waves as the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrives for disinfection at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026. After the passengers and were evacuated, some crew members, including Filipinos, stayed on board to sail the ship to the Netherlands. REUTERS/ Piroschka van de Wouw/File photo

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship over after the last identified contact of an exposed person completed quarantine and tested negative for the virus.

The outbreak, which infected 13 people and killed three, involved the Andes virus, a rare hantavirus strain that typically circulates in Argentina and Chile. The cruise ship, MV Hondius, set off from Argentina on April 1. — Reuters

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