Officials trace cruise ship hantavirus contacts after deaths
Health officials are tracing passengers and contacts after a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to three deaths.The ship is heading to Tenerife for evacuation and medical assessment.One infected passenger briefly boarded a flight from South Africa to the Netherlands before dying, prompting authorities to monitor exposed travellers across several countries.The incident has drawn in health agencies in the Netherlands, the UK and the US, among others.The outbreak matters now because passengers have already disembarked in multiple countries, creating a wider contact-tracing challenge.Officials are trying to identify who may have been exposed before the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 13:30 LONDON
