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The World Health Organization said Thursday that the public health risk from suspected hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, which resulted in three deaths, is low but noted that more cases may emerge given the Andes virus's incubation period of up to six weeks.

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The World Health Organization said Thursday that the public health risk from suspected hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, which resulted in three deaths, is low but noted that more cases may emerge given the Andes virus's incubation period of up to six weeks.

WHO officials stressed that the Andes hantavirus spreads very differently from COVID, requiring prolonged close contact for human-to-human transmission. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove stated, "This is not the start of an epidemic. This is not the start of a pandemic. This is not Covid."

WHO officials stressed that the Andes hantavirus spreads very differently from COVID, requiring prolonged close contact for human-to-human transmission. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove stated, "This is not the start of an epidemic. This is not the start of a pandemic. This is not Covid."

The WHO deployed an expert on board the MV Hondius and arranged shipment of 2,500 diagnostic kits from Argentina to laboratories in five countries to bolster testing capacity. The ship, denied permission to dock at Cape Verde, was headed to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. This news has prompted protests by port workers and members of the Tenerife community expressing fears that the virus could spread further.

The WHO deployed an expert on board the MV Hondius and arranged shipment of 2,500 diagnostic kits from Argentina to laboratories in five countries to bolster testing capacity. The ship, denied permission to dock at Cape Verde, was headed to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. This news has prompted protests by port workers and members of the Tenerife community expressing fears that the virus could spread further.

At least 29 passengers from 12 nationalities disembarked the MV Hondius at Saint Helena on April 24, before isolation measures were in place, prompting international contact-tracing efforts. The WHO notified a dozen countries — including the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland — to monitor returning passengers.

At least 29 passengers from 12 nationalities disembarked the MV Hondius at Saint Helena on April 24, before isolation measures were in place, prompting international contact-tracing efforts. The WHO notified a dozen countries — including the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland — to monitor returning passengers.

Argentine officials identified a Dutch couple as the likely source of the outbreak, believing they contracted the virus from rodents during a bird-watching tour at a landfill in Ushuaia before boarding the ship on March 20. Argentina's health ministry announced rodent trapping and testing in Ushuaia in response.

Argentine officials identified a Dutch couple as the likely source of the outbreak, believing they contracted the virus from rodents during a bird-watching tour at a landfill in Ushuaia before boarding the ship on March 20. Argentina's health ministry announced rodent trapping and testing in Ushuaia in response.

A British expedition guide was medically evacuated to the Netherlands and was reported to be in a stable condition, while a 69-year-old British passenger was receiving care in a private facility in Johannesburg. Two Britons were self-isolating voluntarily in the U.K. without symptoms. Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet the American passengers onboard the vessel before the U.S. travelers are then quarantined in Nebraska.

A British expedition guide was medically evacuated to the Netherlands and was reported to be in a stable condition, while a 69-year-old British passenger was receiving care in a private facility in Johannesburg. Two Britons were self-isolating voluntarily in the U.K. without symptoms. Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet the American passengers onboard the vessel before the U.S. travelers are then quarantined in Nebraska.

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WHO officials stressed that the Andes hantavirus spreads very differently from COVID-19, requiring prolonged close contact for human-to-human transmission. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove stated, "This is not the start of an epidemic. This is not the start of a pandemic. This is not Covid."

WHO officials stressed that the Andes hantavirus spreads very differently from COVID-19, requiring prolonged close contact for human-to-human transmission. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove stated, "This is not the start of an epidemic. This is not the start of a pandemic. This is not Covid."

The WHO deployed an expert on board the MV Hondius and arranged shipment of 2,500 diagnostic kits from Argentina to laboratories in five countries to bolster testing capacity. The ship, denied permission to dock at Cape Verde, was headed to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands.

The WHO deployed an expert on board the MV Hondius and arranged shipment of 2,500 diagnostic kits from Argentina to laboratories in five countries to bolster testing capacity. The ship, denied permission to dock at Cape Verde, was headed to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands.

A British expedition guide, Martin Anstee, 56, was medically evacuated to the Netherlands and was reported to be in a stable condition, while a 69-year-old British passenger was receiving care in a private facility in Johannesburg. Two Britons were self-isolating voluntarily in the U.K. without symptoms.

A British expedition guide, Martin Anstee, 56, was medically evacuated to the Netherlands and was reported to be in a stable condition, while a 69-year-old British passenger was receiving care in a private facility in Johannesburg. Two Britons were self-isolating voluntarily in the U.K. without symptoms.

Hantavirus is terrifying on paper but poses no real pandemic threat. The Andes strain is the rare exception with person-to-person spread, but even that requires prolonged close contact — not the casual, airborne transmission that made COVID so dangerous. That's exactly why fewer than 1,000 Americans have ever caught hantavirus despite the virus existing for decades, and why the WHO is confident this won't become an epidemic.

Hantavirus is terrifying on paper but poses no real pandemic threat. The Andes strain is the rare exception with person-to-person spread, but even that requires prolonged close contact — not the casual, airborne transmission that made COVID so dangerous. That's exactly why fewer than 1,000 Americans have ever caught hantavirus despite the virus existing for decades, and why the WHO is confident this won't become an epidemic.

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A flight attendant with minimal contact to an infected passenger still got sick — and that should raise serious alarms. Andes hantavirus typically requires prolonged exposure to transmit, so this case defies the established pattern and suggests a possible mutation. Dismissing this as routine ignores the early warning signs that preceded every major outbreak in recent memory.

A flight attendant with minimal contact to an infected passenger still got sick — and that should raise serious alarms. Andes hantavirus typically requires prolonged exposure to transmit, so this case defies the established pattern and suggests a possible mutation. Dismissing this as routine ignores the early warning signs that preceded every major outbreak in recent memory.

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There's a 50% chance that at least five non-passengers will be linked to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak before August 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 50% chance that at least five non-passengers will be linked to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak before August 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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