Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise Arrives in Canary Islands

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Cruise ship stricken by hantavirus reaches Canary Islands, where passengers, some crew, will be evacuated

A Dutch-flagged cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak reached Spain’s Canary Islands early Sunday morning, where health officials will begin the complex process of evacuating the passengers and most of the crew, and repatriating them to their respective countries. The MV Hondius, currently carrying nearly 150 people from more than 15 … Read more

Spain readies for hantavirus cruise ship to dock, evacuate passengers on Canary Islands

The cruise ship dealing with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus is set to dock at Spain’s Canary Islands and evacuate passengers and crew. There are nine confirmed or suspected cases connected to the ship, including three deaths, health officials said. Source link

3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship as Canary Islands does about-face, opts not to let it dock there

Three patients suspected of having the hantavirus have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and are on their way to the Netherlands to receive medical care, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The three are British, German and Dutch, and the British national is a crew member, according to the WHO. The rare … Read more