How hantavirus locked down this cruise ship — indefinitely | About That
May 7, 2026
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as posted by the channelWeeks ago, passengers on a luxury Antarctic cruise began showing symptoms of the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be life-threatening and — in rare cases — transmitted from person to person. Now, after three confirmed hantavirus deaths and several other suspected cases, roughly 150 passengers remain stranded at sea on the MV Hondius. Andrew Chang breaks down the Andes strain and what we know so far about how everything unfolded.
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