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Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius polar cruise. First cases detected in late April after departure from Ushuaia; ship en route to Tenerife (Spain) for medical disembarkation. WHO maintains low global risk; multiple national authorities preparing repatriation flights.
Route timeline
Departure · 2026-04-22
Ushuaia, Argentina
Stopover · 2026-04-25
Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stopover · 2026-04-29
South Georgia
Stopover · 2026-05-06
Cape Verde
2 cases
Current position · 2026-05-11
→ Tenerife (en route)
8 cases3 deaths
Latest signals about this outbreak
newsGoogle News (DE)1 Mon
Kreuzfahrtschiff "Hondius" - WHO erklärt Hantavirus-Ausbruch für beendet - Deutschlandfunk
newsGoogle News (AT)1 Mon
WHO: Hantavirus-Ausbruch auf Kreuzfahrtschiff Hondius beendet - FAZ
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