KLM flight attendant hospitalized in Amsterdam after suspected hantavirus symptoms

On 2026-05-07, a KLM flight attendant was hospitalized in Amsterdam and tested for suspected hantavirus symptoms, according to Dutch health authorities. The case was reported after contact with a passenger linked to a hantavirus outbreak on a KLM-linked Johannesburg-Amsterdam travel route. Authorities said contact tracing was underway as a precaution.