Associated Press May 06, 2026 • 16:30

3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak - AP News

By Annie Risemberg, Misper Apawu, Jamey Keaten, Isabel DeBre

3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak - AP News

The U.N. health agency says three patients on a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands. The ship involved in a deadly outbreak remains off Cape Verde. The World Health Organization says eight cases have been record…

PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of being infected were being evacuated from a cruise ship to the Netherlands on Wednesday, the U.N. health agency said. The vesse… [+6065 chars]

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