Ireland sending plane to evacuate citizens from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak
Cruise ship hit by outbreak is due to anchor near Tenerife in the Canary Islands early on Sunday morning
Hantavirus
A selection of stories about the hantavirus
Six cases of hantavirus confirmed and two others probable, says WHO
Six cases of the virus confirmed and two others probable, World Health Organisation says
If MV Hondius isn’t the start of a hantavirus pandemic, it might prove the end of something else
Few forms of life embrace the cruising lifestyle with the same enthusiasm as the viral pathogen
‘Hantavirus incubation can take months’: What next for Irish passengers on board MV Hondius?
As MV Hondius prepares to dock at the Canary Islands on Sunday, countries are preparing to repatriate passengers
Hantavirus: Countries track passengers who disembarked cruise ship where five cases confirmed
Three people died in the outbreak on the MV Hondius as WHO says risk to general public remains ‘low’
Ireland ‘well prepared’ for any hantavirus cases, says infectious disease specialist
Outbreak on MV Hondius, with two Irish passengers on board, unlikely to spread beyond cruise ship, says consultant
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Hantavirus-hit cruise: Officials make plans to repatriate two Irish passengers
The Department of Health said that decisions regarding repatriation will be taken ‘depending on their medical status, following public health guidance’
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Infectious diseases expert says ‘majority’ of cases are typically found in Asia and Europe, with fatality rate of between 1 and 15%
‘He was deceased on the ship for several days’: Irishwoman describes hantavirus outbreak
Ann Lane’s cruise on the MV Hondius has become a distressing ordeal following the deaths of three passengers
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