WHO declares hantavirus outbreak over as last patient finishes quarantine

Published July 2, 2026 1:44pm ET



The World Health Organization declared the hantavirus outbreak over on Thursday after 60 days.

“Today, the final contact of a person exposed to hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home. No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May,” WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

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