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Hantavirus-hit Cruise

WHO leader sets out cruise ship hantavirus evacuation plan

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has arrived in Spain to supervise the evacuation of more than 140 passengers and crew from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

09 May 2026-16:10
WHO leader heads to Canaries over hantavirus ship

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will join Spain's health and interior ministers at a command post to oversee coordination between administrations, health measures, and the implementation of the planned surveillance and response protocols, according to sources.

09 May 2026-14:20
Hantavirus infection: Filipino crew on MV Hondius still in quarantine

09 May 2026-13:41
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship: Two Singapore passengers test negative

09 May 2026-10:59
US to evacuate Americans from cruise amid hantavirus outbreak

The U.S. government is dispatching a repatriation plane to safely evacuate 17 Americans from a cruise ship experiencing a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

08 May 2026-22:16
Moderna stock jumps after hantavirus vaccine update

Moderna shares rose 14.38% in Thursday morning trading following positive Phase 1 results for its mRNA hantavirus vaccine, which was well-tolerated and produced strong immune responses at all dose levels—an important milestone since no FDA-approved hantavirus vaccine currently exists.

08 May 2026-21:14
Hantavirus outbreak: WHO reassures public on low risk

08 May 2026-16:28
Third British national has suspected hantavirus, government confirms

A third British national is suspected to have contracted hantavirus in connection with an outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, the UK government said.

08 May 2026-10:42
Hantavirus outbreak prompts 29 to leave cruise

Public health authorities conducted global contact tracing on Thursday after cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions reported that 29 passengers disembarked following the onset of a hantavirus outbreak.

07 May 2026-20:51
Argentina looks into cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Argentine health authorities are investigating whether their country is the origin of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed several people aboard an Atlantic cruise ship.

07 May 2026-02:41