"Since April 11, three passengers who were aboard the Hondius have died and five other people have been sickened after showing symptoms of the hantavirus, a rare family of viruses carried by rodents, according to the World Health Organization."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/world/hantavirus-cruise-ship.html

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3 People Are Evacuated From Cruise Ship With Hantavirus Outbreak

Three people with possible symptoms of the disease were evacuated on Wednesday morning from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius.

The New York Times