Evacuation of Hantavirus-Hit Ship Begins in Canary Islands
Nearly 150 passengers and crew are being repatriated after six confirmed cases and three deaths, officials said.
- On Sunday, passengers began disembarking the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, Spain, to begin their repatriation following a hantavirus outbreak.
- The vessel arrived from Cape Verde after an outbreak of the Andes virus—the only hantavirus type transmissible between humans—sparked international concern, with the WHO confirming six cases out of eight suspected infections.
- Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia stated nearly 150 passengers and crew are asymptomatic, with the 14 Spanish citizens departing first before the final evacuation flight leaves on Monday.
- Three passengers have died from the disease, prompting Spanish authorities to seal off the port and mandate no contact with the local population on Tenerife after evacuees underwent final medical assessments.
- Argentine provincial health official Juan Petrina noted an "almost zero chance" the Dutch man linked to the outbreak contracted the disease in Ushuaia, Argentina, citing the virus's long incubation period.
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The cruise ship MV "Hondius" has had several cases of hantavirus. The evacuation began on Sunday.
The cruise ship MV Hondius, home of Hantavirus, left Cape Verde on Wednesday to head to the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, where it arrived this Sunday. The evacuation of the passengers began in the wake. Follow our direct.
Evacuation of "Hondius" started after Hantavirus outbreak in Tenerife
Evacuation will take place with strict security measures – by Monday afternoon all passengers will have gone off board and the ship will be transferred to the Netherlands
The MV Hondius, hit by the hantavirus, arrived early this Sunday morning in Tenerife. As a precaution, it will remain 100 meters from the coast. The five French who were on board were evacuated from the ship on Sunday and took the direction of France. - Hantavirus: a landing under high surveillance in the Canary Islands for the 150 passengers of the MV Hondius (International).
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