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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 6 MIN

Deadly hantavirus hits cruise ship. Should we be worried?

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Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus have arrived in the Netherlands for treatment. A third passenger in a stable condition was on board an evacuation flight that has been delayed, but the flight was delayed. The MV Hondius is now sailing towards Spain's Canary Islands after being anchored for three days near Cape Verde, an archipelago nation off the West African coast. Separately, Dutch media reported on Thursday that a KLM flight attendant had been admitted to hospital in Amsterdam with hantavirus symptoms. Three people who were aboard the ship have died since it set sail from Argentina a month ago.  In its latest update, the World Health Organization (WHO) said eight cases of hantavirus - three confirmed and five suspected - have so far been identified in people who were on the ship. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with immunologist Professor Cyrille Cohen. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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