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Ushuaia Faces Questions Over Hantavirus Outbreak

The southern Argentine city of Ushuaia, often promoted as the “End of the World” and a gateway to Antarctica, is facing growing international attention following the deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The vessel, currently anchored near Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, began its journey from Ushuaia on 1 April with 114 passengers and 61 crew members from 22 countries onboard. Since then, several infections and deaths linked to the Andes strain of hantavirus have been reported among passengers. Although investigators suspect the virus may have been contracted before the cruise departed, the exact source of the outbreak remains unclear. One leading theory points to a landfill site outside Ushuaia that attracts rodents and is frequently visited by tourists interested in birdwatching. Local authorities, however, strongly reject the idea that Tierra del Fuego province was the […]

Abubakar May 11, 2026

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New hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship

US and French authorities have confirmed new hantavirus cases among passengers repatriated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to a deadly outbreak near Spain’s Canary Islands. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, one American passenger tested positive for the virus after returning home. Another US passenger has also developed mild symptoms. Officials said both individuals travelled in special biocontainment units as a precaution. In France, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist confirmed that a French woman isolating in Paris had tested positive and that her condition was worsening. French health authorities have already traced 22 people who had close contact with her. The MV Hondius remains docked in the Canary Islands while international evacuation and repatriation operations continue. More than 90 passengers have now left the vessel and returned to their home countries under […]

Abubakar May 11, 2026

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Australia to quarantine six people from hantavirus‑hit cruise ship

Australian authorities will place six people evacuated from a hantavirus hit cruise ship into a purpose built quarantine facility north of Perth for a minimum of three weeks. The six passengers, five Australians and one New Zealander, are being flown home on a government charter after weeks aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch flagged luxury expedition ship linked to a cluster of deadly hantavirus infections. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the group will be taken directly from their aircraft to the Bullsbrook quarantine centre, near RAAF Base Pearce, and kept away from the general public throughout their stay. None of the six currently shows symptoms of hantavirus, but officials describe the move as a “precautionary approach” given the virus’s long incubation period, which can stretch up to six to eight weeks. During quarantine, the passengers will undergo regular health […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA May 11, 2026

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UK medics parachute to virus-hit island

British Army medical teams have parachuted onto the remote island of Tristan da Cunha to assist a British resident suspected of being infected with hantavirus following the outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. The man had left the vessel in mid-April when it stopped at Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited British overseas territory. According to health officials, he began showing symptoms around two weeks later and is currently in stable condition while remaining in isolation. Authorities have now confirmed six hantavirus cases linked to the cruise ship outbreak, including two other British nationals receiving treatment in the Netherlands and South Africa. The emergency mission involved six paratroopers and two medical specialists from the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Brigade. The team was deployed from RAF Brize Norton and parachuted directly onto the isolated island. Two soldiers […]

Abubakar May 10, 2026

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WHO reassures Tenerife over virus cruise ship

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has sought to reassure residents of Tenerife ahead of the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius, where several hantavirus cases have been detected. In a message addressed directly to people living in Tenerife, Tedros insisted that the current situation should not be compared to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stressed that the public health risk remains low and confirmed that no passengers currently aboard the vessel are showing symptoms of the virus. The MV Hondius is expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla, in the Canary Islands, early Sunday morning. The ship’s arrival has raised concerns among local residents following reports of infections and deaths linked to the outbreak. So far, six confirmed hantavirus cases have been identified among passengers aboard the Dutch cruise vessel. One of the infected […]

Abubakar May 9, 2026

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Third Briton linked to hantavirus outbreak

Health authorities are investigating a growing hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius after a third British national was identified as a suspected case. The individual is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship made a stop in mid-April during its expedition voyage. Two other British passengers have already been confirmed to have contracted the virus. One of them, a 56-year-old expedition guide, remains in stable condition in the Netherlands after being evacuated from the vessel earlier this week. Another British passenger, aged 69, was airlifted to South Africa at the end of April and is still receiving intensive medical treatment, although officials say his condition has improved. So far, five confirmed hantavirus cases have been linked to the outbreak. One of the infected passengers later died, while two additional deaths on […]

Abubakar May 8, 2026

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Hantavirus outbreak not like start of COVID pandemic – WHO

The World Health Organization has said the current hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship off Cabo Verde is serious but not comparable to the early stages of the COVID 19 pandemic. Health officials stressed that, based on what is known about hantaviruses, the risk of a global crisis similar to COVID is low. As of 4 May 2026, seven cases connected to the Dutch flagged MV Hondius cruise ship have been identified, including two laboratory confirmed hantavirus infections and five suspected cases. Three deaths have been recorded, one patient is critically ill, and three others have reported milder symptoms. The affected passengers developed illness between 6 and 28 April, with symptoms such as high fever, stomach upset, rapid progression to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress and shock. Investigations so far suggest that initial exposure likely occurred before boarding, with the […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA May 6, 2026

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