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Spain Says It Took 'All Measures' to Stop Hantavirus, After Positive Tests
A passenger from Spain's MV Hondius cruise ship tested positive for hantavirus but remains asymptomatic, while other Spanish passengers tested negative and all evacuees are quarantined in Madrid.
Three deaths have occurred in the hantavirus outbreak associated with the ship, with positive cases also reported among evacuees from the U.S. and France; the French patient is in stable condition in intensive care.
Spain coordinated the evacuation of 125 passengers and crew from 23 countries, with remaining crew heading to the Netherlands to disembark and disinfect the ship.
Spanish health authorities emphasized the low transmission risk of hantavirus compared to COVID-19 and took all preventive measures during the repatriation operation.