Contact tracing begins after Hantavirus-hit cruise passengers disembarks in St. Helena

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Contact tracing begins after Hantavirus-hit cruise passengers disembarks in St. Helena Europe

Issued on: 09/05/2026 - 16:45Modified: 09/05/2026 - 16:52

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Health authorities have launched international contact tracing efforts following three deaths aboard a cruise ship linked to suspected hantavirus exposure. Officials are monitoring passengers who disembarked in St. Helena, while suspected cases in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation pending test results. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.

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