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Travel vlogger Jake Rosmarin is on the M/V Hondius which has had 2 confirmed hantavirus cases, including 1 that died. Total suspected cases at this time = 7, per WHO.
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Travel vlogger Jake Rosmarin is on the M/V Hondius which has had 2 confirmed hantavirus cases, including 1 that died. Total suspected cases at this time = 7, per WHO.
Our news thread is here. link
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In a science piece Kai Kupferscmift mentions one of the ill people on board is the ships doctor
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Passengers on cruise ship with deadly hantavirus will need to isolate for several weeks
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Massey University professor David Hayman told Morning Report given the possibility of human to human transmission, passengers would likely need to be isolated for close to two months.
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"It's going to make it quite difficult to manage as the World Health Orginisation (WHO) recommends people should isolate for 45 days because there is a long incubation period... I feel for the passengers on the ship for this long period not knowing what is going to happen."
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Updated 4:52 PM EDT, May 5, 2026
How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified
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What the plan is for the people still on board
Oceanwide Expeditions said Tuesday that aircraft were flying to Cape Verde to evacuate two people needing urgent medical care and one passenger who was traveling with the German woman who died Saturday. They were to be taken to the Netherlands, but a timeline for arrival wasn’t clear.
The ship then would sail to Spain’s Canary Islands, a voyage of about three days, the company said.
Spanish officials had said they were monitoring and hadn’t confirmed any plans as of Tuesday evening.
Passengers and crew have been isolated in cabins with “maximal physical distancing,” WHO said, in a lockdown reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UPDATED - May 5, 2026 at 3:22 p.m. | Posted - May 5, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.
Spain confirms it will receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands
MADRID — The Spanish Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday evening it would receive the MV Hondius in the Canary Islands "in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles."
Once in the Canary Islands, medical teams would examine and treat all passengers and crew and transfer them to their countries, the statement said.
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Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands
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Two crew members, including the ship's doctor, require urgent medical care and are waiting to be medically evacuated. A third person linked to a German national who died is also due to be evacuated.
In its statement, the health ministry said the doctor, who is in serious condition, will be evacuated to the Canary Islands today on a hospital aircraft.
It said the World Health Organization (WHO) had explained that Cape Verde "cannot carry out this operation".
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The Zürich patient was probably on the april 25 flight to Johannesburg with the woman that died later. His/her onward flight needs to be contact traced as well. In addition, 2 people with mild symptoms visited St. Helena, which is why some people there are self-isolatingComment
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NB the above is based on an AI seachComment
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That would be this flight : Johannesburg (JNB) to Zurich (ZRH): Flight LX283Comment
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From the company website:
Ushuaia to St. Helena - Example 24 Day Cruise aboard MV Hondius
Full Itinerary
Day 1: Ushuaia | Embark
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Day 2-4: Sea route to South Georgia
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Day 5-7: South Georgia
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Day 8-12: At Sea
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Day 13: Quest Bay
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Day 14-17: Tristan da Cunha
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Day 18-21: At Sea
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Day 22-23: Jamestown- Accommodation
- 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners
Day 24: St. Helena | Disembark- 1 Breakfast
Please note: You have the option to disembark and fly home from Jamestown if flights are available. In the evening, you depart for Ascension Island and Praia, Cape Verde, where you can also disembark.
https://www.adventure-life.com/antar...sula#itineraryComment
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April 1st - depart on cruise and sadly the first death was on April 11th. Perhaps the Dutch couple were infected onshore? This more aligns with the 9 - 40 days incubation period found in this previous study. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2009040"The only security we have is our ability to adapt."Comment
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I am not sure if this was posted already: WHO was informed there were no rodents (rats) on board of the ship
(1) CGTN Africa - The World Health Organization says it has been... | FacebookComment
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The dutch woman was actually shortly in a KLM plane in Johannesburg to go to the Netherlands (I assume) but was refused by the crew. She died shortly thereafter. KLM is informing passengers on that plane
Nederlandse hantapatiënt zat dag voor overlijden in KLM-vliegtuig, GGD informeert alle passagiers | Nieuws | AD.nlComment
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Confirmed case in zurich from the cruise from WHO. As mentioned by@Toaster2
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