"In a bulletin on Monday, the WHO said that it was first contacted about a 'cluster of severe acute respiratory illness' aboard the Hondius on May 2 including two deaths and one passenger who was critically ill. Per the organization, the ship left Ushuaia, Argentina on April 1 and made numerous stops including mainland Antarctica, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, South Georgia, Nightingale Island, as well as Ascension Island located in the South Atlantic Ocean."
"According to the WHO, the first case was an adult man presented with a fever, mild diarrhea and a headache on April 6, but later died on April 11 after developing respiratory distress. The second was an adult woman who left the ship from Saint Helena on April 24 while reportedly experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms. Her condition worsened while traveling on an April 25 flight to Johannesburg, South Africa and she passed away after arriving at a hospital on April 26."
"The New York Times reports that the first two deaths from the outbreak were a couple, a 70-year-old man from the Netherlands and his 69-year old wife, and the pair had reportedly traveled in South America, specifically Argentina, prior to boarding the ship. PCR testing later confirmed hantavirus infection in the wife's case."
The WHO was notified on May 2, 2026 of a cluster of severe acute respiratory illness aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, which had departed Ushuaia, Argentina on April 1 and visited multiple remote locations including Antarctica, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, South Georgia, and Ascension Island. The outbreak resulted in three deaths. The first victim, a 70-year-old Dutch man, presented with fever, mild diarrhea, and headache on April 6, developing respiratory distress before dying on April 11. The second victim, his 69-year-old wife, left the ship at Saint Helena on April 24 with gastrointestinal symptoms, deteriorated during travel to South Africa, and died on April 26. PCR testing confirmed hantavirus in her case. A third fatality, a German woman, occurred on May 2 after symptom onset on April 28. The Dutch couple had traveled in South America prior to boarding.
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