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UPDATED May 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET

May 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET

Fatal Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Raises Alarm

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Deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard MV Hondius prompts global contact tracing; Tampa-area health agencies monitor risks.

WHO: International health authorities; Tampa-area public health officials; passengers and crew aboard MV Hondius

WHAT: A deadly hantavirus outbreak on the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, with multiple deaths and illnesses reported.

WHEN: May 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM ET

WHERE: Tampa, FL

WHY: A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has triggered an international health response and contact tracing.

How this story developed (showing 50 of 53 earlier reports)

French hantavirus patient critically ill as cases rise · May 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET
Oregon doctor tests positive for hantavirus on cruise · May 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
IDPH investigating possible hantavirus in Winnebago Co. · May 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Health officials monitoring Americans from hantavirus cruise outbreak · May 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Hantavirus cases tied to deadly M/V Hondius outbreak · May 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Hantavirus outbreak: Should we worry about spreading? · May 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus after evacuation · May 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
More passengers test positive after hantavirus cruise · May 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship · May 11, 2026 at 4:02 AM ET
HHS repatriates 2 Americans in hantavirus response · May 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Photos from MV Hondius with hantavirus cases · May 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM ET
Passengers evacuate MV Hondius after hantavirus outbreak · May 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Passengers from Hantavirus-hit cruise begin disembarking · May 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Doctor treats hantavirus patients on infected ship · May 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM ET
Cruise-ship hantavirus outbreak prompts call for treatments · May 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM ET
Two Indians in crew of hantavirus-hit ship · May 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM ET
French couple on hantavirus cruise ship: no panic · May 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Suspected hantavirus cases reported in Spain and Tristan da Cunha · May 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM ET
CDC: 115 people sickened in norovirus outbreak on cruise ship · May 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Tampa-area residents monitored for possible hantavirus · May 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Countries react after hantavirus strikes cruise ship · May 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
US arranging repatriation flight for Americans on cruise · May 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM ET
UK identifies new suspected hantavirus case on Tristan da Cunha · May 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM ET
Countries track passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship · May 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
CDC Monitors Hantavirus Cruise Travelers in Tampa · May 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Dozens of passengers leave hantavirus-stricken cruise ship · May 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
8 infected with hantavirus as spread concerns linger · May 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Hantavirus: 3 die in suspected cruise ship outbreak · May 7, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Life aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship includes masks · May 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM ET
Two Britons self-isolating in UK after leaving cruise ship · May 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM ET
British crew member needs urgent care in suspected hantavirus outbreak · May 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM ET
News Wrap: hantavirus evacuation, Epstein ties questioned · May 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM ET
Argentina health ministry to test rodents in Ushuaia · May 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM ET
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to sail to Spain · May 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM ET
Two Britons self-isolating after hantavirus cruise exposure · May 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET
Person who died of hantavirus was briefly on KLM flight · May 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Hantavirus cruise ship destination dispute as contacts traced · May 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Sick passengers evacuated from hantavirus cruise · May 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Hantavirus outbreak reported on cruise ship · May 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM ET
MV Hondius hantavirus cases prompt Cape Verde to Canary plan · May 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM ET
CBS Evening News: hantavirus on cruise ship, missing woman · May 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM ET
WHO traces hantavirus spread on cruise ship · May 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Two hantavirus cases confirmed on stranded cruise ship · May 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
WHO says hantavirus risk to public is low · May 5, 2026 at 7:03 AM ET
Cruise ship with 150 waits off Cape Verde amid hantavirus · May 5, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
How hantavirus turns deadly · May 5, 2026 at 1:05 AM ET
Apparent hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship · May 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Three die from suspected hantavirus on Atlantic cruise · May 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM ET
Hantavirus spreads via rodents; no specific cure · May 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM ET
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship leaves 3 dead · May 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET

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