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Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13: WHO

May 27, 2026 / 10:03 PM
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Sharjah 24 - WAM: The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the center of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

“Spain reported a new ‌case among ‌the passengers who ‌are ⁠in quarantine, which brings ⁠the total number of cases to 13,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.

Among them three died, ⁠but there have ‌been no ‌new deaths since May 2, Ghebreyesus ‌said.

In the last ‌two weeks all remaining passengers, crew members and medical ⁠staff ⁠disembarked the MV Hondius luxury liner at the centre of the outbreak.

May 27, 2026 / 10:03 PM

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