Spanish passengers start disembarkation from ship hit by hantavirus
World 17:29 10/05/2026Spain said it had begun bringing Spanish passengers ashore from the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak which anchored near Tenerife on Sunday, with groups of nationals from other countries to follow.
WHO reports six confirmed hantavirus cases tied to Spain-bound cruise
World 15:34 09/05/2026Six of the cases have been confirmed as Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, through PCR testing, the WHO said.
Singapore tests 2 residents for hantavirus after cruise outbreak
World 15:29 08/05/2026Singapore has isolated and is testing two residents who were onboard a cruise ship linked to a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Thursday.
WHO says now five confirmed cruise ship hantavirus cases
World 08:41 08/05/2026The World Health Organization said Thursday there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ship outbreak, with three more suspected -- and warned further cases were possible.
How an ocean cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare
World 10:33 05/05/2026JOHANNESBURG -- The first victim of a suspected hantavirus outbreak had already been dead 21 days when fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin posted a video about cows he had seen on a remote volcanic island in the Atlantic, showing no indication he was aware his cruise ship was about to be quarantined.
Three die on Atlantic cruise ship from suspected hantavirus: WHO
World 09:15 04/05/2026Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said Sunday, one a confirmed case of hantavirus -- an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.
