A Dutch couple and a German national have died since the outbreak in April, while two crew members on board the ship require urgent care, officials say. Spain has granted permission for a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and anchored off the coast of Cape Verde to sail to the »»»

GENEVA, May 6 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday it was tracing people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg, taken by a cruise ship passenger who died of hantavirus. A total of 82 passengers and six crew were on board the April 25 flight from the British»»»

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it believes there may have been human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on a cruise ship carrying almost 150 passengers, with four Canadian passengers confirmed on board. Hantavirus is a rodent-borne illness, but the WHO said that in this case it coul»»»

Health authorities were racing to find a port for a cruise ship battling a suspected hantavirus outbreak Tuesday, as it remained off Cape Verde with passengers isolating after three people died. The MV Hondius will head to Spain's Canary Islands, the World Health Organization said, though Spanish a»»»

Article contentHealth authorities were racing to find a port for a cruise ship battling a suspected hantavirus outbreak Tuesday, as it remained off Cape Verde with passengers isolating after three people died. Article contentThe MV Hondius will head to Spain’s Canary Islands, the World Health Organ»»»

Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five more are suspected among people who were on a luxury cruise ship now held in the Atl ... »»»

GENEVA, May 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Two hantavirus cases have been confirmed and five others are suspected among people on a cruise ship stuck off Cape Verde, including three who have died, the WHO said Tuesday. The World Health Organization said it was trying to contact passengers on an April 25 fligh»»»