BBC Health NewsFrench national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship 10 May 2026Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris "until further notice", France's prime minister says.What is hantavirus and how does it spread? 10 May 2026The Andes strain of the virus, which can rarely be passed from person to person, has been found among passengers of a cruise ship.Worldwide race to trace passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship 8 May 2026About 12 countries have so far been linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, as the UN health agency confirms at least five cases.The Global Story 8 May 2026When conversation drifted into fantasy, one man grabbed a hammer and prepared for war.Ethiopian woman's joy at rare quintuplets after 12 years trying for a baby 8 May 2026The woman, 35, says she was praying for a baby and was "overjoyed" to be "blessed with five at once".University explores endometriosis and cancer link 8 May 2026The condition affects one in 10 women in the UK and can cause debilitating pain and infertility.Hantavirus: Your questions answered 7 May 2026Lucy Woodham answers your questions on the outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise shipHow worried should we be about hantavirus? 7 May 2026Some passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus have already taken flights to numerous countries.Hantavirus: WHO chief says public health risk is low 7 May 2026The origin of the outbreak is still unknown, with the World Health Organisation saying investigations are "still under way".Hantavirus survivor says sickness was like 'hell on earth' 7 May 2026Two survivors who caught the hantavirus years earlier told the BBC they both felt lucky to be alive.
