Passengers repatriated after a prolonged stay on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. (May 10, 2026)
France reports first case of hantavirus: health minister
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11/5/2026 10:08|Last Updated :
11/5/2026 10:08|A French woman repatriated from a cruise ship struck by hantavirus has tested positive with the rare disease, France's health minister said Monday.
The woman, one of five French passengers flown back from the MV Hondius and placed in isolation in Paris, started to feel very unwell on Sunday night and "tests came back positive", Health Minister Stephanie Rist told the France Inter radio broadcaster.
