Spain Reports New Hantavirus Case in Passenger Evacuated From Cruise Ship as Outbreak Grows to 11
Health officials are monitoring passengers from more than 20 countries after the rare outbreak left three dead and six infected, the World Health Organization said.
- On Monday, the World Health Organization confirmed 11 hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship anchored in Tenerife, Spain, with three passengers dead since the vessel departed Ushuaia, Argentina, in April.
- Health officials identified the Andes virus, which usually spreads from rodent droppings but may transmit between people in rare cases; WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated the general public risk remains low.
- Evacuation efforts concluded Monday in Tenerife with 22 passengers disembarking, while 32 remain aboard as the MV Hondius returns to the Netherlands; planes flew passengers from more than 20 countries home.
- New cases emerged Monday, including a French passenger hospitalized in Paris and an American passenger testing positive in Nebraska, prompting health agencies to mandate active monitoring and daily health checks.
- Captain Jan Dobrogowski praised the crew's "courage and the selfless resolve" in a video message Monday, as passengers from the ship are now under observation in their home countries.
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Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain’s health ministry announced
While France has announced that it is taking "very strict" measures to "break the transmission lines", several countries have announced that they are isolating passengers from the ship where a hotspot of hantavirus has been declared. Here is what we know about the different protocols put in place, country by country.
Spain confirms Madrid quarantine case linked to hantavirus cruise ship
Madrid, May. 12 (SANA) Spain’s Health Ministry said Monday that a passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship to Madrid tested positive for hantavirus while under quarantine, according to a ministry statement cited by Reuters. The ministry said the patient showed no symptoms and remained in good condition. It added that 13 other people quarantined at the same military hospital tested negative for the virus. The MV Hondius arrived Sunday …
Two cruise passengers test positive for andesvirus after being evacuated off ship in Tenerife – with more cases feared
According to a report from The Sun, fears of further spread intensified after two passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius tested positive for the virus following the ship’s docking in Tenerife. Health authorities moved swiftly over the weekend to remove nearly 100 passengers from the Dutch-flagged vessel in the Canary Islands amid an ongoing […]
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