Hondius
A hunt for rare birds, a visit to a landfill, a deadly outbreak: how Leo Hilperod became hantavirus patient zero
Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose lifelong pursuit of rarity and beauty ended due to the global health emergency, has been identified as patient zero of a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, according to Argentinian authorities.Authorities believe the 70-year-old and his wife Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, contracted the … Read more
Two more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test for hantavirus+
The Hague: Countries around the world on Monday repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and placed them in quarantine or quarantine, including a French woman and an American who tested positive.Passengers on board the MV Hondius began flying home on military and government aircraft after the ship broke down … Read more
2 Indians on board ship infected with hantavirus safe
New Delhi: The two Indian crew members on board the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius are healthy and asymptomatic after the ship anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands amid a hantavirus scare, the Indian Embassy in Madrid said on Sunday.The ship arrived in Spain with about 150 people on board, and the International Center for Health Monitoring said … Read more
‘Healthy and asymptomatic’: Indian embassy says crew evacuated from hantavirus-hit MV Hondius safe
The two Indian crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius are “healthy and asymptomatic” and have been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine as per health safety protocols, the Indian Embassy in Spain said on Sunday. The Dutch-flagged ship, carrying about 150 people, including two Indian citizens, arrived in Spain after anchoring … Read more
Why hantavirus isn’t the next coronavirus-like pandemic. Trump’s CDC gives major relief
in positive Hantavirus Update Sunday, authorities said passengers and crew disembarked from plane Hondius Cruise ships are being evacuated back to their home countries after encountering a deadly outbreak. They will be quarantined there to prevent further spread of the disease, according to state regulations. Passengers will be tested upon arrival and then taken to … Read more
Hantavirus outbreak: Cruise ship passengers start disembarking in Spain, all to be tested for symptoms
Passengers disembark from the hantavirus-infected cruise ship MV Hondius (AP Photo) The quarantined cruise ship began disembarking on Sunday after arriving in Tenerife, Spain’s Canary Islands, as an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship sparked international concern.The MV Hondius sailed from Cape Verde on May 6 and arrived in Tenerife early Sunday following a … Read more
Hantavirus update: list of countries, confirmed cases and deaths associated with MV Hondius outbreak
Health authorities in multiple countries are continuing to monitor hantavirus outbreaks associated with cruise ships Hondius. Officials are investigating confirmed and suspected infections linked to passengers and crew traveling through multiple international ports. This illustration taken on May 7, 2026, contains a test tube labeled “hantavirus positive.” (Reuters) According to the World Health Organization (WHO), … Read more
