Epidemic hazard
Details
Event title
South Africa - Hantavirus live updates: 16 at facility in Nebraska, 2 at hospital in Atlanta
Source
Main event
Event date (UTC)
2026-05-12 06:19:06
Last update (UTC)
2026-05-27 11:05:17
Severity
High
Area range
Multiple countries wide event
Address/Affected area(s)
South Africa, Cape Verde, St. Helena, Netherlands, Canary Island
Passengers onboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have disembarked in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, to be transferred to charter flights back to their home countries.
The total number of confirmed and probable cases of hantavirus onboard the ship has risen to 11, including two people confirmed to have died from the virus and one person who remains suspected to have died from the virus.
On Monday, 16 American cruise ship passengers arrived at the University of Nebraska Medical Center; 15 are in the quarantine unit and one person who tested positive is in the biocontainment unit, officials said. Two other American cruise ship passengers were flown to Atlanta for "further assessment and care," officials said.