MV Hondius

Dutch health officials clear hantavirus ship to sail again

The cruise ship MV Hondius was cleared to sail after thorough cleaning and disinfection in Rotterdam following a hantavirus outbreak. The outbreak caused 13 confirmed cases and three deaths. The ship is expected to resume cruises on June 13.

May 30, 2026

Canada cruise passenger 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus

Canadian officials report a cruise passenger from the MV Hondius tested presumptive positive for Andes hantavirus. Three deaths have been reported globally, while authorities say the overall public risk in Canada remains low.

May 16, 2026

Independent CONICET researcher and National University of Cordoba associate professor Raul Gonzalez Ittig holds a preserved specimen of a Graomys chacoensis rodent inside the Population Genetics and Evolution Laboratory of the Institute of Diversity and A

Passenger from hantavirus cruise quarantines on remote Pitcairn Island

A US woman exposed to hantavirus from the MV Hondius cruise ship is quarantined on remote Pitcairn Island, raising concerns among its tiny isolated community.

May 15, 2026