More confirmed hantavirus cases: The situation in France

rss · France 24 2026-05-11T13:06:45Z en
To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Issued on: 11/05/2026 - 15:06 A French ​passenger who was on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for ​the ‌virus and her condition ⁠is deteriorating, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on ‌Monday. The passenger was among five French ⁠people who were on the ship. The four other passengers tested negative. So far French authorities have traced 22 contact cases. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.
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