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World Health Organization

Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country

WHO disease outbreak notice on the MV Hondius cluster, including confirmed and suspected cases, deaths, travel history, and response measures.

UN News

Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship

UN News summarizes WHO concerns that close-contact transmission may have occurred during the cruise-linked outbreak investigation.

BBC News

Hantavirus: What we know about the Atlantic cruise ship outbreak

BBC backgrounder on the Atlantic cruise ship outbreak, the suspected Andes virus link, symptoms, and public health response.

Al Jazeera

Two hantavirus cases confirmed, five more suspected on stranded cruise ship

Report on the stranded MV Hondius, suspected cases, deaths, evacuations, and plans for investigation and disinfection.

ABC News

3 people waiting to be medically evacuated from cruise ship at center of suspected hantavirus outbreak

ABC News reports on medical evacuation plans and WHO comments about possible close-contact transmission aboard the MV Hondius.