Filtered By: Topstories News Published May 22, 2026 9:13pm + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. People in personal protective suits on board the MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026. REUTERS/ Yves Herman/File photo THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The crew member of the MV Hondius cruise ship who has recently tested positive for hantavirus while in quarantine in the Netherlands has been taken to hospital, Dutch authorities said Friday."The Andes virus has been detected in one person who was in quarantine in the Netherlands. The patient has since been admitted to the hospital as a precaution and is in isolation," said the RIVM (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment).The Andes virus is the version of hantavirus that can jump from human-to-human. — Reuters
Positive hantavirus case in hospital as precaution — Dutch authorities
The crew member of the MV Hondius cruise ship who has recently tested positive for hantavirus while in quarantine in the Netherlands has been taken to hospital, Dutch authorities said Friday.











