The hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius has been declared over by the World Health Organization.

HealthcareJul 2, 2026score 1.112 posts · 3 replies across 2 instances

The thread discusses the conclusion of a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, with the last quarantined individual testing negative and returning home, leading the WHO to declare the outbreak over.

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Parent: Public HealthEntity: Hantavirus OutbreakSub-entity: MV Hondius Cruise ShipImpact: positiveDate: Jul 2, 2026Target: The declaration of the outbreak's conclusion by the World Health Organization

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Today the last person at risk from the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine, tested negative, and returned home, Tedros said in an @WHO  presser.
"We are therefore very pleased to say that WHO considers the outbreak of hantavirus over.""

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Today, the final contact of a person exposed to #hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home. No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May. Therefore, 
@[email protected] considers the hantavirus outbreak over.

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