Five cases have been confirmed in the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship so far

A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean as…

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship MV Hondius so far

Experts break down the real risks of the disease and what the general public needs to know right now.

Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region

The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening

The Argentine Health Ministry has reported 101 hantavirus infections since June 2025

Some passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus have already taken flights to numerous countries.

Eight suspected cases of hantavirus have been linked to the boat, which sailed from southern Argentina

WHO warns the number of cases could rise due to the long incubation period of the virus, but said the overall public health risk was low

Five cases have been confirmed in the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise

Scatta l’allerta sanitaria internazionale per un focolaio di hantavirus collegato alla nave da crociera MV Hondius. L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità ha confermato cinque...

More than a dozen countries have been linked to the hantavirus outbreak, as the WHO confirms five cases of the disease. Alex Croft reports

Virologist Gustavo Palacios, one of the few experts to have worked on this type of outbreak, believes the risk of spread is limited if appropriate measures are taken. He said that…

Experts blame climate change and habitat destruction for the rise in cases of the disease, which is usually caused by exposure to the urine or feces of infected rodents.

The British passengers will have to self-isolate for 45 days

Some 22 British passengers and crew on board the MV Hondius ship are expected to reach Tenerife

The British passengers will have to self-isolate for 45 days

Three people have died since the outbreak, and five passengers who left the ship had been infected with hantavirus, which can cause life-threatening illness