{"id":373,"date":"2026-05-07T17:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=373"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:31:34","slug":"health-officials-track-2-texas-residents-exposed-to-rare-hantavirus-on-mv-hondius-cruise-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=373","title":{"rendered":"Health officials track 2 Texas residents exposed to rare hantavirus on MV Hondius cruise ship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off Praia, Cabo Verde, May 6, 2026. Cabo Verde on Wednesday carried out an air evacuation of three passengers suspected of hantavirus infection from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which had been anchore<\/span> <\/p>

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Two Texas residents are among the passengers who traveled aboard the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship currently struggling with a rare and deadly outbreak of the Andes hantavirus in the Atlantic Ocean, state health officials confirmed Thursday.<\/p>

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The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the state after the two individuals returned to the U.S. before the outbreak was identified.<\/p>

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Public health workers have already made contact with both residents. According to DSHS, neither individual is currently experiencing symptoms, and both reported they had no contact with any sick persons while on the ship.<\/p>

The passengers have agreed to daily temperature checks and self-monitoring. They are instructed to contact health officials immediately if any signs of illness appear, as symptoms can take up to eight weeks to manifest after exposure.<\/p>

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