The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed three deaths on Sunday aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius from a hantavirus outbreak, a disease typically transmitted through rodents. The vessel, operated by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, had set sail from the port of Ushuaia, in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, on March 20, bound for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, where its journey was scheduled to conclude on May 4.

The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation.

Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic after a suspected outbreak of a deadly rodent virus.

The outbreak of hantavirus, an infection that is usually transmitted to humans from rodents, occurred on a cruise ship that was traveling from Argentina to Cape Verde. Though…

The Dutch-flagged cruise ship is now sitting off the coast of the West African island nation of Cape Verde, while the situation is being monitored by the World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed three deaths on Sunday aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius from a hantavirus outbreak, a disease typically transmitted through…

Three people died of hantavirus on Antarctic cruise ship MV Hondius. An ecologist explains the three scenarios for how passengers contracted this rare rodent-borne disease.

Three passengers on a cruise ship off West Africa have died from suspected hantavirus and at least three others required medical treatment.

While three people have died of the disease on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, hantavirus presents a low risk to the public, the head of the World Health Organization…

Strict measures, including isolation and special hygiene rules, are being taken onboard the MV Hondius

Hantavirus is responsible for the death of at least one of the three MV Hondius passengers who died this past month. While another three people on board are showing symptoms of…

Cape Verde's health authorities on Monday denied permission to dock at the port of Praia to polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on board which the World Health Organization (WHO) has…

A cruise ship with 150 people is stranded near Cape Verde amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak, awaiting urgent medical assistance.

Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

The World Health Organization said the risk to the wider public was low but added that limited human-to-human transmission had been reported in some strains of the virus.

The United National health agency added that there are five other suspected cases and that further investigations are ongoing.

Three passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius have died due to an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare illness transmitted by rodents

Three passengers have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus ripped through an Atlantic Ocean cruise ship, the MV Hondius. Hantavirus infections, which are usually spread…

The president of the Canary Islands said he was opposed to allowing the ship to dock in Tenerife and requested an urgent meeting with the prime minister.

The public health risk for hantavirus in the rest of the world remains low, the World Health Organization said.

The Andes strain, which can be transmitted between humans via droplets of saliva, was identified on Wednesday through sequencing in three patients who had traveled aboard the MV…