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About 40 passengers left ship during hantavirus outbreak at St Helena island
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Published on 7 May 2026
Hospitalized cases were among those who disembarked
Around 40 passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak disembarked in St. Helena. Dutch officials say among those who left were a hospitalized Dutch woman, a South African national, and a Swiss man still receiving treatment. The details were confirmed in a letter to parliament, raising new questions about exposure and response during the outbreak.
- Nearly 40 passengers left the outbreak-affected cruise ship
- A hospitalized Dutch woman was among the disembarking passengers
- Officials confirmed identities and treatment status in a letter
- The incident occurred at St Helena, an island territory
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