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05/05/2026 00:28 (UTC)

HANTAVIRUS CRUISE

Cruise ship affected by Hantavirus was based in Argentina for months before sailing

Buenos Aires, May 4 (EFE).- The cruise ship where a possible hantavirus outbreak was detected arrived in the country from Montevideo in November 2025. It had sailed from Argentina on April 1 and had...
(FILE).- The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the coast of the city of Praia, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, on April 29, 2026, following the deaths of three people on board due to acute respiratory syndrome. EFE/Elton Monteiro

Vlissingen (Netherlands), May 4 (EFE/EPA). - The cruise ship in the Atlantic affected by a hantavirus outbreak that may have caused the deaths of three people is considering the possibility of docking in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria or Tenerife to conduct further medical examinations there, after Cape Verde denied the ship entry to protect “national public safety.”

HANDOUT IMAGES PROVIDED BY PROVICOM / ELTON MONTEIRO.

FOOTAGE OF THE OCEANWIDE EXPEDITIONS HEADQUARTERS IN VLISSINGEN, NETHERLANDS, AND OF THE CRUISE SHIP MV HONDIUS AS IT PASSED THROUGH PRAIA IN CAPE VERDE.

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Cruise ship affected by Hantavirus was based in Argentina for months before sailing

Cruise ship affected by Hantavirus was based in Argentina for months before sailing

Cruise ship affected by Hantavirus was based in Argentina for months before sailing

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