May 6, 2026
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections were being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said. The vessel at the center of a deadly outbreak remained off Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board waiting to head to Spain's Canary Islands.
TL;DR
- Three patients with suspected hantavirus infections are being evacuated.
- The evacuation is to the Netherlands.
- The cruise ship is off Cape Verde.
- Nearly 150 people are on board the ship.
- They are waiting to travel to Spain's Canary Islands.