The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship over after the last identified contact of an exposed person completed quarantine and tested negative for the virus.The outbreak, which infected 13 people and killed three, involved the Andes virus, a rare hantavirus strain that typically circulates in Argentina and Chile. The cruise ship, MV Hondius, set off from Argentina on 1 April.skip past newsletter promotionafter newsletter promotionThis is a developing story. More details soon.
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WHO declares hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over
The World Health Organization has declared a hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius over. The outbreak, which involved the rare Andes virus strain, infected 13 people and resulted in three deaths.
ReutersThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-07-02 · 13:43 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The World Health Organization has declared a hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius over. The outbreak, which involved the rare Andes virus strain, infected 13 people and resulted in three deaths. The cruise ship departed from Argentina on April 1st. The WHO's declaration came after the last identified contact of an exposed person completed quarantine and tested negative for the virus. The Andes virus strain typically circulates in Argentina and Chile.
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The cruise ship MV Hondius set off from Argentina on April 1.
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The outbreak involved the Andes virus, a rare hantavirus strain.
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The outbreak infected 13 people and killed three.
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WHO declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship over.
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