{"id":342643,"date":"2026-05-11T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-and-french-nationals-test-positive-for-hantavirus-after-leaving-cruise-ship-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:00:25","slug":"us-and-french-nationals-test-positive-for-hantavirus-after-leaving-cruise-ship-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-and-french-nationals-test-positive-for-hantavirus-after-leaving-cruise-ship-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving cruise ship | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bDV-8cAhTpI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving cruise ship | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bDV-8cAhTpI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An American and a French national who have returned to their home countries having left a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have tested positive, authorities say.<\/p>\n<p>In total seven cases of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius have been confirmed, with two other cases suspected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The US health department said a second American national on the repatriation flight had also shown mild symptoms, adding that both passengers had travelled back in &quot;biocontainment units out of an abundance of caution&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews <\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Hantavirus #Health #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American and a French national who have returned to their home countries having left a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have tested positive, authorities say. 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