Spain opens port to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as rare Andes strain confirmed

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Spain has opened its port to the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship experiencing a hantavirus outbreak, to allow passengers and crew to disembark. The ship had been stranded off the coast of Cabo Verde with nearly 150 people aboard. South Africa confirmed that one of the victims was infected with a rare Andes strain of hantavirus, which can, in uncommon circumstances, spread between humans. A Swiss passenger who returned home has been diagnosed and is receiving treatment, with no broader public danger identified. Tragically, a Dutch couple and a German national who were on the ship have died, and a British national is in intensive care in South Africa. The Netherlands is arranging to evacuate three patients from the vessel.

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A British national is in intensive care in South Africa after being on the MV Hondius.

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A Dutch couple and a German national who were on the ship have died from the virus.

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A man who was a passenger on the MV Hondius was infected with hantavirus and is being treated in Zurich, with no danger to the broader population.

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South Africa confirmed a rare Andes strain of hantavirus among victims, which can spread between humans in rare cases.

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Spain has agreed to allow a cruise ship, the MV Hondius, to dock, which was experiencing a hantavirus outbreak.

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UpdateSpain opens port to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as rare Andes strain confirmedMadrid steps in to help the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship at the centre of an international health scare3-MIN READ3-MIN0Published: 4:03pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 5:50pm, 6 May 2026A ⁠luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly ⁠hantavirus outbreak and marooned for days off the coast ⁠of Cabo Verde with close to 150 people on board was due to head to Spain, while South Africa confirmed it identified among the victims a strain of the virus that can – in rare cases – spread among humans.And the Swiss government said a man who returned to Switzerland after being a passenger on the MV Hondius was infected with the hantavirus and was ‌being treated in Zurich. It said there was no danger to the broader population.A Dutch couple and a German national who had been on the ship have died, while a British national was in intensive care in South Africa. The Netherlands was preparing to evacuate three patients who are on board.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x

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