Case record
German Passenger (Deceased, May 2)
Third death in the MV Hondius outbreak. Official WHO/Oceanwide listing (USA Today, May 8 2026) confirms symptom onset April 28 — fever and signs of pneumonia. Died May 2, 2026 — 4 days after symptom onset. Earlier Al Ja...
Case summary
Third death in the MV Hondius outbreak. Official WHO/Oceanwide listing (USA Today, May 8 2026) confirms symptom onset April 28 — fever and signs of pneumonia. Died May 2, 2026 — 4 days after symptom onset. Earlier Al Jazeera/WHO May 7 report of April 25 onset appears to have been a reporting error; official source is April 28. Nationality reported as German. Confirmed by WHO as third fatality.
Record details
- Country
- Cape Verde
- Role
- Passenger
- Generation
- G1
- Verification
- Verified
Sources
Related updates
- May 2, 2026 hantavirus updates - 1 tracked records for this reporting date
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