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Last updated May 7, 2026
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Hantavirus: American CDC says risk to public 'very low'
Live update on CDC monitoring, medical evacuations, and public health risk around the MV Hondius outbreak.
Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US
Report on Argentina's investigation into the outbreak source and follow-up concerns as some passengers return home.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Canary Islands after three evacuated
BBC update on the cruise ship's route to the Canary Islands after three people were medically evacuated.
Hantavirus: Two Britons self-isolating in UK after leaving hantavirus cruise ship
BBC report on UK passengers self-isolating after leaving the affected cruise ship, with authorities stressing low public risk.
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
Associated Press background on rising hantavirus attention in Argentina and the region where the cruise ship journey began.
Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease
UN News update on an additional passenger case and the continuing public health response to the cruise-linked outbreak.
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Most hantaviruses spread to people through exposure to infected rodents or contaminated dust. Person-to-person spread is rare, but limited close-contact transmission has been reported with Andes virus.