US, France Say Cruise Passengers Test Positive for Hantavirus

An American and a French passenger linked to the Hondius cruise ship outbreak tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus, a rare respiratory disease, less than a day after leaving the expedition vessel.

The French woman developed symptoms on the repatriation flight from the Canary Islands and worsened overnight, Health Minister Stephanie Rist told France Inter radio. She is hospitalized and isolated, as are the other four French passengers.