Who is Leo Hilperod? 5 things you need to know about hantavirus ‘Patient Zero’ in cruise ship outbreak
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May 10, 2026
Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord is suspected of being “patient zero” in a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The outbreak has claimed the lives of at least three people, including Schilperoord and his wife, Mirjam…