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Dutch to repatriate two ill cruise passengers amid suspected hantavirus outbreak

Operator says two passengers will be sent home as the ship battles a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has killed three.

Published May 4, 2026, 4:29 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Dutch authorities will attempt to repatriate two sick people from a cruise ship battling a suspected outbreak of hantavirus that has already claimed three lives, the vessel's operator said Monday. The operator said Monday that the two ill passengers would be repatriated as investigations into the suspected hantavirus outbreak continue.