The hantavirus cluster reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) in May 2026 was associated with travel aboard a cruise ship that was flagged to which country?
Netherlands
In May 2026, the WHO reported a multi-country cluster of hantavirus infection linked to travel aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius. The virus was later identified as Andes virus, the only hantavirus known to spread between people in a limited way.
MV Hondius is a polar expedition ship that is flagged to the Netherlands (Dutch-flagged). Several cases and deaths were linked to passengers and crew.
Norway, Panama and the United Kingdom were not the flag state of the ship.
Hence, Netherlands.
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