health
May 6, 2026
How many deaths and infections from a hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise?
Three passengers on an Atlantic cruise died and others became infected amid a possible hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, currently anchored off the coast of Cape Verde.
TL;DR
- Three passengers have died and others have been infected on the MV Hondius cruise ship due to a potential hantavirus outbreak.
- The ship is anchored off the coast of Cape Verde and has 147 people on board from 23 nationalities.
- The deceased include a Dutch couple and a German passenger.
- The World Health Organization is investigating and hypothesizes it may be the Andes strain of hantavirus, which has limited human-to-human transmission documented.
- There are no vaccines or specific treatments for hantaviruses.