Hong Kong seeks more details from WHO on hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

OL Oscar LiuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-07 · 14:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Hong Kong health authorities are requesting further details from the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The outbreak, which occurred after the vessel departed Argentina on April 1, has resulted in three deaths and five confirmed cases out of eight suspected. Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection is actively seeking information from the WHO to enhance preventative measures against the rare disease reaching the city. The hantavirus strain involved is known to have limited human-to-human transmission capabilities.

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Five of the eight suspected hantavirus cases on the MV Hondius have been confirmed.

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Three people have died in the outbreak aboard the MV Hondius.

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The hantavirus strain is capable of limited human-to-human transmission.

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Hong Kong health authorities are seeking more information from the WHO on a hantavirus outbreak.

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Hong Kong health authorities are seeking more information from the World Health Organization (WHO) on an outbreak of a deadly Hantavirus strain capable of limited human-to-human transmission reported on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, while ramping up efforts to prevent the rare disease from reaching the city’s shores.The Department of Health’s Centre for Health Protection revealed on Thursday that it had contacted the WHO about the Hantavirus cluster found on the MV Hondius after the vessel departed from Argentina on April 1.Three people have died in the outbreak aboard the vessel. Five of the eight suspected Hantavirus cases have now been confirmed, according to the WHO.

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