Hantavirus 'Andes' Strain Outbreak on Cruise 🚢

Health experts confirm an Andes strain Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise, causing 3 deaths and hospitalizations. Stay informed.

Hantavirus 'Andes' Strain Outbreak on Cruise 🚢
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85.6K views • May 6, 2026
Hantavirus 'Andes' Strain Outbreak on Cruise 🚢

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A virus outbreak on board a cruise ship has killed three passengers and left others in hospital after being evacuated.

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The ship, the MV Hondius, is now stranded at sea as a plan to dock it in the Canary Islands was rebuffed by the region's president amid fears of the hantavirus spreading further.

The World Health Organisation confirmed the 'Andes' strain of hantavirus was behind the outbreak.

Health experts say the disease is "very, very rare" and the UK government said the risk to the wider UK population was "very low".

In this episode of the breakdown, we ask what is hantavirus, how does it spread and should you be worried about more outbreaks.

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