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Date: 8 May 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Health officials are keeping a close eye on a recent outbreak of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. A suspected case has now been reported on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic, involving a British national.<\/p>\n The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that there are two British cases associated with the cruise. They are also looking into the new suspected case on Tristan da Cunha, but specifics about this case have not been released.<\/p>\n Sadly, three people\u2014a Dutch couple and a German national\u2014have died from the virus during the cruise. So far, there are five confirmed infections, and several other cases are still under investigation.<\/p>\n The cruise ship is expected to arrive in Tenerife, Spain, in the coming days. British passengers who show no symptoms will be flown back to the UK and advised to isolate for 45 days as a safety measure.<\/p>\n Earlier, seven British nationals left the ship in St Helena, a British overseas territory. Of these, two are in isolation in the UK, four remain on the island, and one has been traced to a location outside the country.<\/p>\n Despite the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the global risk remains low. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s director of epidemic and pandemic management, emphasized that this situation is unlike the coronavirus pandemic experienced years ago.<\/p>\n Health officials are in contact with passengers from at least 12 countries who disembarked the ship earlier in April. Monitoring of these individuals is happening across various regions, including the US and Singapore, where travelers are being tracked or tested even if they show no symptoms.<\/p>\n The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US is closely monitoring the situation and believes the risk to the public is extremely low. Health departments in states like Georgia and Arizona are keeping an eye on returning residents who show no symptoms, and other states such as California and Texas have identified passengers linked to the cruise.<\/p>\n In Singapore, two residents who were on the ship are in isolation and being tested; a contact in France has also been identified without symptoms.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump mentioned he had been updated on the outbreak and expressed confidence in the containment efforts, stating, \u201cIt\u2019s very much, we hope, under control.\u201d When asked about potential concerns for the US public, he said, \u201cI hope not.\u201d<\/p>\n Hantavirus usually spreads through contact with infected rodents, but there are rare cases of human-to-human transmission. Health agencies continue to emphasize that the situation is under control, with no signs of widespread transmission beyond those connected to the cruise.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to Cruise Ship Date: 8 May 2026 Health officials are keeping a close eye on a recent outbreak of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. 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