05/07/2026
WHO Confirms No Rodents Found on Board MV Hondius
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that no rodents were found aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius following health inspections. This discovery is crucial to the investigation of the hantavirus outbreak detected on the vessel, as it supports the hypothesis of person-to-person transmission — an extremely rare form of contagion for this virus, which is usually spread through contact with rodent droppings.
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