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Coverage dated May 5, 2026 to May 9, 2026

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife

Headline from NBC New York, on the newest of 4 developments

The MV Hondius arrived on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where nearly 150 people were to be taken off board and flown back to their home countries.

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4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. 3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

    Headline from Seattle Times ·

  2. Cruise passengers who departed ship early monitored for hantavirus in U.S., worldwide

    Headline from CBS News ·

  3. Infected, at sea: how the deadly hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  4. Newest

    Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife

    Headline from NBC New York ·

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30 articles, oldest first.

  1. Seattle Times

    3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The U.N. health agency says three patients on a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Hantavirus patients are in Netherlands and South America after ship outbreak (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The rare Andes strain of the virus originated in Argentina, from where the cruise ship departed for the 34-day voyage.

  3. New York Post

    Hantavirus outbreak spreads to Europe after MV Hondius cruise passenger tests positive back home (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    A Swiss cruise passenger who left the infected MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus after arriving back home, authorities announced Wednesday, in what is the first known case to hit Europe.

  4. CBS News

    Cruise passengers who departed ship early monitored for hantavirus in U.S., worldwide (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    American passengers who left the MV Hondius cruise ship in April are being monitored for hantavirus in at least three states, health officials said.

  5. Digital Journal

    WHO says now five confirmed cruise ship hantavirus cases (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The World Health Organization said Thursday there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ship outbreak, with three more

  6. Forbes

    Hantavirus Cruise Ship: CDC Plans To Isolate Americans Exposed, Report Says (Live Updates) (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    There are nine confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus so far stemming from an outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Returning passengers from cruise ship being monitored for hantavirus in US (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Several states are monitoring passengers from aboard the MV Hondius for possible hantavirus infections. The CDC is working with WHO, which Trump dropped.

  8. The Guardian

    Infected, at sea: how the deadly hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    The world has watched the news of deaths and evacuations anxiously, and those still onboard MV Hondius face a wary reception in the Canary Islands

  9. Forbes

    Hantavirus Cruise Ship: Passengers Will Reportedly Be Evacuated Soon (Live Updates) (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    There are nine U.S. residents being monitored for the illness across six states, though none have shown any signs of illness.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Hantavirus: Spain readies to receive cruise ship (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Hantavirus: Spain prepares to receive cruise ship (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

  12. CNN

    Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife, passengers expected to return home (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak has arrived at the Spanish island of Tenerife, where its 147 passengers are expected to disembark in a carefully managed repatriation operation involving multiple nations.

  13. NBC New York

    Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    The MV Hondius arrived on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where nearly 150 people were to be taken off board and flown back to their home countries.

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Hantavirus: Passengers leave Tenerife on evacuation flights (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

  15. CNN

    Hantavirus-hit passengers begin to disembark cruise ship in Tenerife - latest updates (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Passengers have begun to disembark the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak, Spain’s ministry of health said. Follow for live updates.

  16. Al Jazeera

    Passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship disembarking in Canary Islands (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents, but in rare cases it can be transmitted from person to person.

  17. The Guardian

    Spain starts evacuating passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife – Europe live (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Government has begun the evacuation of the first passengers from the MV Hondius ship which arrived in Tenerife on Sunday

  18. CNN

    American passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to stop at Nebraska facility before heading home. Here’s what we know (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    American passengers from the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak have disembarked in Tenerife and will be heading home, stopping first in Nebraska, home of the highly specialized National Quarantine Unit.

  19. New York Post

    Hantavirus-ridden MV Hondius cruise ship anchors in Canary Islands after deadly outbreak — as passengers evacuate (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    The hantavirus-stricken HV Hondius docked in Spain Sunday morning after the outbreak on the ship left three travelers dead and sparked global concern over a possible wider spread of the rodent-borne illness.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    Hantavirus: Countries prepare to evacuate ship passengers (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

  21. Fox News

    Cruise ship linked to deadly hantavirus outbreak arrives off Tenerife as passenger evacuation begins (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people arrived Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where passengers will be tested before being flown to their home countries.

  22. Newsweek

    Hantavirus cruise ship evacuation underway—where will passengers go next? (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The vessel has docked and medical teams are testing passengers before they undergo quarantine in their home countries.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.