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UPDATED May 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET

May 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET

French hantavirus patient critically ill as cases rise

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A critically ill French woman with hantavirus is being treated with an artificial lung as the outbreak reaches 11 cases.

WHO: French woman

WHAT: Patient received artificial lung treatment as hantavirus outbreak grew to 11 reported cases

WHEN: May 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM ET

WHERE: France

WHY: No specific cause was reported.

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

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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
Fatal Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Raises Alarm · May 7, 2026 at 6:00 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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Daily Maverick —
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Dawn Pakistan —
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