### [2026-05-12](/feed/2026/05/12/index.md)

##### MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak
# A United States citizen, suspected of potential contact with the hantavirus, is quarantined upon arrival in the Pitcairn Islands after transiting through French Polynesia. 




### Sources:

1. [RNZ](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/594933/hantavirus-contact-case-quarantined-in-pitcairn-after-short-transit-in-tahiti)

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