Hantavirus outbreak from cruise ship officially ends

The Dutch hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius docks at the port of Rotterdam for sanitisation after all its passengers had been evacuated for treatment or quarantine. — AFP

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine on July 2 (2026).

There were 12 confirmed and one probable case stemming from the MV Hondius, including three deaths.