Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife
WHO says six cases were confirmed and two remained suspected as passengers and crew were screened before repatriation flights.
- The MV Hondius cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard is arriving near Tenerife following a hantavirus outbreak, with passengers to be evacuated and flown home.
- Three passengers have died from the hantavirus, including a Dutch couple and a German woman, and the Andes virus, which can spread between people, has been confirmed among those infected.
- The ship is staying offshore as Tenerife authorities have denied permission to dock; evacuation and screening will occur during a weather window.
- The WHO classifies all onboard as high-risk contacts but states that the risk to the public and Canary Islands residents is low.
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The ship MV Hondius arrived on Sunday 10 May in the Spanish port of Granadilla, on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. It was on this cruise ship that a hantavirus outbreak was detected. Follow the latest information. - IN DIRECT - Hantavirus: the MV Hondius docks in Tenerife, the passengers waiting to be evacuated (Health and well-being).
The Dutch ship MV Hondius, hit by a d-hantavirus outbreak on board, arrived Sunday morning off Tenerife, according to the maritime tracking service Vesselfinder. ...
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The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford reports from Tenerife where the MV Hondius has arrived, after a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7pzmg8zeno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-10 05:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands
A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived in Spain's Canary Islands Sunday, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea.
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