{"id":275621,"date":"2026-05-07T12:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=275621"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:47:56","slug":"from-us-to-singapore-cruise-passengers-are-being-monitored-for-hantavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/from-us-to-singapore-cruise-passengers-are-being-monitored-for-hantavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"From US to Singapore, cruise passengers are being monitored for hantavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CNN<\/strong>– The World Health Organization said Thursday that five confirmed infections have been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius, as health authorities across several countries race to trace and contain the outbreak.<\/p>

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Three people \u2013 a Dutch couple and a German national \u2013 have died since the vessel departed Argentina last month. The first suspected case was a 70-year-old Dutchman, who suddenly fell ill on the ship with a fever, headache, abdominal pain and diarrhea, South Africa\u2019s Health Department told CNN. He died on board on April 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, a total of 146 people from 23 different countries are still aboard the vessel under \u201cstrict precautionary measures,\u201d operator Oceanwide Expeditions said Thursday.<\/p>

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While at least 30 passengers disembarked at the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena in late April and several critical cases were air-evacuated to Europe this week, those remaining passengers are scheduled to arrive in Spain\u2019s Canary Islands this weekend before they are flown back to their respective home countries.<\/p>

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Spanish authorities said in their latest update that the ship will arrive in Tenerife around noon local time (7:00 am ET) on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what we know about some of the countries where cruise ship passengers are either being treated for hantavirus or monitored for potential infection.<\/p>

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