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Hantavirus cruise ship to sail to Canary Islands as infected passengers to be evacuated

Some of the ill aboard MV Hondius may have been infected through human-to-human transmission, says WHO

Irish Times - Top Stories - 3 minutes ago

CBS Evening News - What we know about cruise hantavirus outbreak - A rare form of hantavirus is believed to have spread person-to-person on board a cruise ship. Three people are dead, four more are ill and nearly 150 others are stranded aboard the ship, where they will stay potentially for months until they are cleared to leave. Tom Hanson has more. 8H ago - 2:58

A rare form of hantavirus is believed to have spread person-to-person on board a cruise ship. Three people are dead, four more are ill and nearly 150 others are stranded aboard the ship, where they will stay potentially for months until they are cleared to leave. Tom Hanson has more.

CBS News - Top Stories - 8 minutes ago

LATEST - | Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain after permission granted to dock in Canary Islands - 08:00

A luxury cruise ship that has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus was preparing to travel from Cape Verde towards Europe on Wednesday after th...

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 17 minutes ago

American Shares Tearful Hantavirus Cruise Video as Medics Board Vessel

Travel blogger Jake Rosmarin said conditions aboard the MV Hondius are uncertain and emotional.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 22 minutes ago

Europe - LATEST - | Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain after permission granted to dock in Canary Islands

A luxury cruise ship that has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus was preparing to travel from Cape Verde towards Europe on Wednesday after th...

Independent.ie - World - 43 minutes ago

Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak - After a spate of deaths and illnesses stemming from a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, health officials now suspect human-to-human transmission may have played a role in the spread of this potentially deadly infection. So what's the risk to broader public health? Lauren Pelley - News - Health - | 10 hours ago - |

After a spate of deaths and illnesses stemming from a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, health officials now suspect human-to-human transmission may have played a role in the spread of this potentially deadly infection. So what's the risk to broader public health?

CBC News - Health - 53 minutes ago

Hantavirus Likely Spread Person-To-Person On Cruise Ship In Atlantic: WHO

If confirmed, it would be a rare occurrence for a virus that typically spreads from rodents.

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Hantavirus Outbreak-Linked Cruise Ship Heading to Spain's Canary Islands

The Spanish government said the Canary Islands were the closest destination with the capacity to receive the ship.

Epoch Times - World - 1 hour ago

Hantavirus may have spread between people on a cruise ship. What are the risks?

Human-to-human transmission of hantavirus has been confirmed on a cruise ship. It sounds alarming — but experts say it's very different from Covid.

SBS - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Experts suggest mind-boggling quarantine period for cruise passengers facing terrifying hantavirus outbreak

MV Hondius passengers could face quarantine for up to eight weeks, a health expert warned Tuesday – as officials scrambled to contain a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

New York Post - World - 3 hours ago

Spain agrees to let hantavirus-hit cruise ship dock in Canary Islands

Three people have died since the outbreak in April, while two crew members on board the ship require urgent care.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Spain says it will harbor cruise ship at center of suspected hantavirus outbreak in its Canary Islands

The cruise ship carrying almost 150 passengers remains marooned in the Atlantic Ocean as two ill crew members wait to be evacuated for treatment.

NBC News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Man Trapped On Cruise Ship Amid Fatal Hantavirus Outbreak Speaks Out: 'That's The Hardest Part'

Travel influencer Jake Rosmarin bared his soul on the star-crossed voyage.

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain as human-human transmission suspected

The Dutch-flagged polar cruise ship will sail to the Canary Islands where its passengers will be examined as disease experts share theories on how and where the unusual outbreak began.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 4 hours ago

Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak

After a spate of deaths and illnesses stemming from a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, health officials now suspect human-to-human transmission may have played a role in the spread of this potentially deadly infection. So what's the risk to broader public health?

CBC News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Spain to receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands

The MV Hondius cruise ship, carrying a deadly rodent virus outbreak, is stranded off Cape Verde and needs a port for evacuation and medical care.

Channel NewsAsia - World - 6 hours ago

Evacuation plan for cruise ship with deadly virus on board

The cruise ship where several passengers have died from the Hantavirus will head to the Canary Islands after a medical evacuation of the symptomatic people on board. NBC News’ Camila Bernal reports.

NBC News - Health - 7 hours ago

Apparent hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship, sickens at least 3 more -- A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic off Africa killed three people and sickened at least three others, health officials say. -- May 4

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic off Africa killed three people and sickened at least three others, health officials say.

CBS News - Health - 7 hours ago

Cruise ship struck by hantavirus is to head to Canary Islands, WHO says

Spanish officials said disease experts would inspect the vessel before any decision on its destination was made.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

'What's happening right now is very real,' says Boston travel influencer on hantavirus ship

Three people have died and four more fallen ill on the cruise ship, which is now in quarantine off Cape Verde.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Experts Offer Plausible Cause for Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

Three people have died and several others are ill as health officials investigate the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Deadly hantavirus outbreak strikes luxury cruise. What you should know about the disease

A suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, killed three people, and several others have become severely ill aboard a luxury cruise ship.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Human-to-human transmission of killer hantavirus suspected in cruise ship outbreak -- Lauren Pelley -- News -- - -- Health -- | -- |

After a spate of deaths and illnesses stemming from a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, health officials now suspect human-to-human transmission may have played a role in the spread of this potentially deadly infection. So what's the risk to broader public health?

CBC News - World - 9 hours ago

Britons on cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak face more days on board

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said plans are being made for the ‘safe onward travel’ of Britons on the ship.

Evening Standard - Health - 9 hours ago

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands

Spain's health ministry said the MV Hondius is expected to arrive within three to four days.

BBC News - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

The 'concerning' truth about the hantavirus cruise outbreak — and how long passengers may actually need to isolate

Scientists are looking at one particularly worrisome potential cause of transmission.

New York Post - World - 9 hours ago

Spain to receive hantavirus-hit ship in Canary Islands

Three passengers abord the MV Hondius have died after a hantavirus outbreak onboard. The cruise ship has been stuck off the coast of Cape Verde since the virus was detected.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to sail from Cape Verde to Canary Islands with passengers trapped on board

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

Independent UK - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Suspected hantavirus patients to be evacuated from ship as contact tracing efforts sharpen

Dutch operator Oceanwide Expeditions has been scrambling to find a port that will accept the stricken ship, but claims a solution is in sight.

SBS - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

US travel blogger comes to defense of hantavirus-struck cruise ship

Travel blogger Jake Rosmarin says suggestions that the MV Hondius ship is not clean are ‘not accurate’

Independent UK - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Three Passengers Dead After Outbreak of Hantavirus, Disease Spread by Rodents, on Cruise Ship Baffles Experts

The World Health Organization says risk to the general public was “low” from the outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship.

Breitbart - World - 10 hours ago

Aircraft on the way to evacuate 3 passengers from ship struck by hantavirus, cruise operator says -- -

Specialized aircraft are on the way to evacuate two people who require "urgent medical care" after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, says the company behind the luxury cruise.

CBC News - Health - 10 hours ago

Aircraft on the way to evacuate 3 passengers from ship struck by hantavirus, cruise operator says

Specialized aircraft are on the way to evacuate two people who require "urgent medical care" after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, says the company behind the luxury cruise.

CBC News - World - 10 hours ago

Why cruise ships create an 'ideal' environment for disease — and the worst-case scenarios

Cruise ship are an "ideal" environment for diseases to spread, a virologist told The Post: “They are essentially dense, semi-closed ecosystems where thousands of people share space, food, air and...

New York Post - Health - 11 hours ago

How hantavirus may have spread aboard a cruise ship -- A suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has killed three people and sickened at least four others, officials said.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius has killed three people and sickened at least four others, officials said.

CBS News - World - 11 hours ago

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

Two seriously ill crew members on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands, allowing the vessel to sail on to Spain’s Canary Islands, the operator said Tuesday.

CTV News - Health - 11 hours ago

WHO suspects rare human to human hantavirus spread on cruise ship

The World Health Organization said Tuesday it is investigating a rare instance of possible human-to-human transmission of hantavirus among close contacts...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Apparent hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship, sickens at least 3 more

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic off Africa killed three people and sickened at least three others, health officials say.

CBS News - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Hantavirus possibly transmitted human to human on stricken cruise ship, WHO says

Passengers aboard the ship are in good spirits but may have to quarantine for "eight weeks," a World Health Organization official told CBS News.

CBS News - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

U.S. travel influencer shares emotional message aboard cruise ship after hantavirus deaths

An American travel influencer has shared an emotional message on social media after three fellow cruise ship passengers died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.

CTV News - Health - 13 hours ago

Man trapped on cruise ship amid hantavirus outbreak shares his statement

Jake Rosmarin, a travel blogger aboard the M/V Hondius, said he's grateful for the efforts of the crew to keep passengers safe.

Fox News - Health - 13 hours ago

What is hantavirus, the deadly disease aboard a cruise ship?

Seven passengers on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, including three who have died, are either confirmed or suspected to have hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization.

The Globe and Mail - World - 13 hours ago

Amsterdam bans advertising for meat and fossil fuels in public places -- The city, known for its tolerance of some drugs and sex work, no longer allows ads for airlines, cruises, beef, chicken, pork or fish products.

The city, known for its tolerance of some drugs and sex work, no longer allows ads for airlines, cruises, beef, chicken, pork or fish products.

CBS News - World - 14 hours ago

Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak: Map Shows Where Ship Has Been

The virus's long incubation period is making it difficult for investigators to pinpoint where the infection occurred.

Newsweek - World - 14 hours ago

Cruise ship infected with terrifying hantavirus strain that has 40% mortality rate, WHO believes — here's what happens next

Health officials believe a rare strain of hantavirus that spreads from person-to-person and has a 40% mortality rate is responsible for the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship that has killed...

New York Post - World - 15 hours ago

Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus

Praia, Cape Verde: Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off the West Afric...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Hantavirus possibly transmitted human to human on stricken cruise ship, WHO says -- Passengers aboard the ship are in good spirits but may have to quarantine for "eight weeks," a World Health Organization official told CBS News.

Passengers aboard the ship are in good spirits but may have to quarantine for "eight weeks," a World Health Organization official told CBS News.

CBS News - World - 16 hours ago

Hantavirus alert on a cruise ship in the Atlantic: What are the symptoms of the disease and how does infection occur?

Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, reportedly from hantavirus. The disease has been confirmed in another traveler. What are the symptoms of the virus, and how does infection occur?

Deutsche Welle - World - 16 hours ago

American Shares Tearful Hantavirus Cruise Ship Video as Medics Board Vessel

Travel blogger Jake Rosmarin said conditions aboard the MV Hondius are uncertain and emotional.

Newsweek - World - 17 hours ago

Hantavirus outbreak at sea: Who is legally obliged to help?

More than a hundred people are stranded on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean after a suspected hantavirus outbreak. A global health law expert speaks to DW about who's obliged to provide help.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 17 hours ago

Hantavirus: Risk of wider spread 'low' despite suspected person-to-person transmission

Infectious diseases expert says ‘majority’ of cases are typically found in Asia and Europe, with fatality rate of between 1 and 15%

Irish Times - Health - 17 hours ago

Human-to-human hantavirus transmission suspected on board stranded cruise ship, WHO says

The cruise ship carrying almost 150 passengers remains marooned in the Atlantic Ocean as two ill crew members wait to be evacuated for treatment.

NBC News - World - 17 hours ago

Inside the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak

The nearly 150 people aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde have been mostly confined to their cabins, according to footage obtained by The Associated Press, after three passengers died …

Bay to Bay News - World - 18 hours ago

Passenger Stuck on Cruise With Hantavirus Outbreak Speaks Out

Nearly 150 passengers, including 17 Americans, are trapped on a cruise ship off the coast of West Africa after seven possible cases of hantavirus have now been identified aboard, according to the World Health Organization. The suspected outbreak has killed at least three people and two other patients onboard the ship are being prepared for evacuation. NBC’s Camila Bernal reports for TODAY.

NBC News - Health - 19 hours ago

Hantavirus deaths on cruise ship serve as a reminder to stay vigilant as cottage season opens, expert says

As the drama continues to unfold aboard a cruise ship coping with a suspected hantavirus outbreak, a Canadian expert thinks more public awareness about the virus is a good thing - even if the risk in Canada is very low.

CTV News - Health - 19 hours ago

The two possible causes for the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak — one is disgusting, the other terrifying

One particularly deadly strain of hantavirus is transmitted by humans — and found in the area of Argentina where MV Hondius cruise passengers had previously visited.

New York Post - World - 19 hours ago

Did Spain agree or refuse to accept hantavirus cruise ship?

ALBAWABA - The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that Spain would "welcome" a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus cases onboard.The cruise s

Albawaba - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

What is hantavirus? Everything you need to know -- -

A hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship is suspected in the deaths of three people and causing sickness in others. Here's what you need to know about the disease and how common it is in Canada.

CBC News - Health - 22 hours ago

Latin America - LATEST - | Seven cases of hantavirus identified on cruise ship as Irish woman describes shock at deaths of three passengers

A hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship off Cape Verde has grown to seven cases, including two confirmed infections, the World Health Organization said...

Independent.ie - World - 1 day ago

Do viruses spread more easily on cruise ships? -- The BBC explains what experts have to say about the infection risks associated with cruise ships.

The BBC explains what experts have to say about the infection risks associated with cruise ships.

BBC News - World - 1 day ago

WHO confirms hantavirus on cruise ship, evacuations planned for nearly 150 people — including 4 Canadians -- -

The World Health Organization said on Monday that ‌as of May 4, seven cases of hantavirus have been identified after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ‌ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, along with four Canadians.

CBC News - Health - 1 day ago

They boarded a luxury Antarctic cruise. Then hantavirus took a deadly toll

Hantavirus is suspected of spreading aboard a luxury cruise ship, killing three passengers and sparking new concerns as a once obscure disease, with an extraordinarily high death rate, rises amid changing climate conditions.

Los Angeles Times - US News - 1 day ago

Australians on board virus-hit cruise ship as passenger makes emotional plea

A US travel blogger onboard the stranded ship said there was "a lot of uncertainty" about what would happen next.

SBS - World - 1 day ago

British crew member needs 'urgent' care after suspected hantavirus outbreak

Three people have died and two cases of the virus have been confirmed, tour operator Oceanwide Expeditions said.

Evening Standard - Health - 1 day ago

WHO confirms hantavirus on cruise ship, evacuations planned for nearly 150 people — including 4 Canadians

The World Health Organization said on Monday that ‌as of May 4, seven cases of hantavirus have been identified after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ‌ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, along with four Canadians.

CBC News - World - 1 day ago

Four Australians stuck on cruise ship after suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak

More than 140 people remain on the luxury cruise ship that is being held off West Africa after three people died and others fell ill.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 1 day ago

What is hantavirus? Everything you need to know

A hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship is suspected in the deaths of three people and causing sickness in others. Here's what you need to know about the disease and how common it is in Canada.

CBC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Public Health -- What you need to know about hantavirus, the infection at the center of a deadly cruise ship outbreak

Hantavirus spreads through contact with rodents and causes rare infectious diseases that can lead to kidney failure or a buildup of fluid in the lungs

Scientific American - Health - 1 day ago

Three dead and Brit fighting for life in suspected cruise ship Hantavirus horror

The cruise ship operator has said it is managing "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius after three Dutch nationals died amid a suspected Hantavirus outbreak, with a Brit tourist fighting for life in a Johannesburg hospital

WalesOnline - World - 1 day ago

Briton in critical but stable condition after suspected hantavirus outbreak

Three people have died and at least three others are ill, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a statement to The Associated Press.

Evening Standard - Health - 1 day ago

What is hantavirus? Very serious rodent disease suspected of killing three on cruise ship explained

Hantavirus, which is typically contracted from infected rodents, made headlines in March of last year when it was determined to be the cause of death of Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife. Here's...

New York Post - Health - 1 day ago

Cruise ship at center of suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock

The cruise operator said the ship may sail from Cape Verde to Las Palmas or Tenerife in the Canary Islands and dock there.

NBC News - Business - 1 day ago

Briton treated in South Africa after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise

The outbreak was reported on the Dutch-flagged passenger cruise ship MV Hondius, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde.

Evening Standard - Health - 1 day ago

What to know about the illness suspected of killing multiple people on a cruise ship

A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship. Here's what to know.

CTV News - Health - 1 day ago

A cruise ship is waiting for help after a suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus onboard killed 3

A Dutch cruise ship with about 150 passengers is waiting for help off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak killed three people.

Los Angeles Times - World - 1 day ago

Deadly virus outbreak suspected on cruise ship in Atlantic

Three people have died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde. The World Health Organization says one case is confirmed, with several more under investigation.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 1 day ago

What is Hantavirus? The disease suspected of killing three on a cruise

A British national is now fighting for his life as the death toll reaches three

Evening Standard - Health - 1 day ago

Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

The MV Hondius cruise ship is currently under investigation by health authorities

Evening Standard - World - 2 days ago

Suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus on cruise ship kills three people

At least three others who were on the polar expedition ship are ill, with a British tourist in intensive care in a South African hospital.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 2 days ago

Here is how hantavirus spreads in humans

Hantavirus is found across the globe and usually spreads when a person comes in contact with faeces or urine of infected rodents such as mice and rats. According to the US Centers for Disease...

International The News - Health - 2 days ago

Suspected Outbreak Of Rare Hantavirus On Cruise Ship In Atlantic Ocean Kills 3 People

The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people.

Huffington Post - World - 2 days ago

Suspected Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills 3 — WHO

The virus usually spreads by contact with the urine or feces of infected rodents like rats and mice. It can cause a severe and sometimes deadly lung infection.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 2 days ago

Suspected hantavirus infections leave 3 dead, several ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic

One of the six believed to be affected by hantavirus is in intensive care in South Africa, the World Health Organization said.

NBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Three dead, several ill after outbreak on Atlantic cruise, WHO says

Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said Sunday, one a confirmed case of hantavirus -- an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.

CTV News - Health - 2 days ago

Türkiye's cruise passenger numbers hit 16-year March high

Cruise passenger traffic in Türkiye rose to its highest March level in 16 years, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said on...

Daily Sabah - Business - 25 days ago