WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk'
The World Health Organization has assessed the hantavirus outbreak as 'low risk' as the affected cruise ship approaches the Netherlands. The MV Hondius is set to dock in Rotterdam, where medical screenings will be conducted for the crew and remaining passengers. Despite three fatalities among passengers, the WHO expects reduced risk of further transmission following disembarkation and control measures.
- ▪The WHO maintains its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as 'low risk'.
- ▪The MV Hondius is expected to dock in Rotterdam with 27 people on board for medical screening.
- ▪Three passengers died from hantavirus, a rare virus with no vaccines or specific treatments.
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This photograph shows the the port of Rotterdam being prepared for the arrival of the Dutch Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius where the ship's crew members will undergo a medical screening in Rotterdam on May 17, 2026. ROBIN UTRECHT / AFP The World Health Organization said Sunday, May 17, it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as "low risk" as the cruise ship where the outbreak originated approached the Netherlands. "The public health risk has been reassessed with the most current information available, and the global risk remains low," said a WHO statement.
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