Geneva, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - WHO says hantavirus risk low after flight attendant tests negative

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2026-05-08

The World Health Organization insisted Friday that there is a minimal risk from the hantavirus to the general public, as countries prepared to repatriate passengers stuck on a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak. Three passengers from the MV Hondius -- a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman -- have died while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents. The only hantavirus species which can transmit fr......

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Geneva, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - Hantavirus outbreak risk to public 'absolutely low': WHO

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Geneva, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - Hantavirus outbreak risk to public 'absolutely low': WHO

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Geneva, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - KLM flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus: WHO

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Geneva, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - KLM flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus: WHO

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London, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - Third Briton has suspected hantavirus after cruise outbreak: health agency

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