GENEVA: The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the center of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. “Spain reported a new case among the passengers who are in quarantine, which brings the total number of cases to 13,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X. Among them three died, but there have been no new deaths since May 2, Ghebreyesus said. “The situation remains stable. Passengers who got sick are receiving needed care, while others remain in quarantine,” Ghebreyesus said.
Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says
WHO chief: Spain reported a new case among the passengers who are in quarantine
Hantaviruses are rodent-borne viruses that can infect people and cause illness
May 27, 2026 07:13
GENEVA: The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the center of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
There have been no new deaths from the outbreak since May 2.
GENEVA — The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of…
The latest case is among one of the Spanish passengers who was in quarantine.
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