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france24.comworld65 days ago
MV Hondius Arrives Off Tenerife to Evacuate Passengers and Crew After Hantavirus Cases
The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship, carrying 140 passengers and crew considered high-risk contacts after a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people, anchored near Tenerife on Sunday. Spanish authorities, with WHO support, began a tightly controlled disembarkation under…
Fox Newsscience66 days agoUpdated
U.S. to Repatriate 17 Americans from Cruise Ship with Hantavirus Cases to Nebraska Quarantine Unit
Federal officials are preparing a medical repatriation flight for at least 17 Americans aboard the M/V Hondius, which is expected to dock in Spain’s Canary Islands. The ship is at the center of an outbreak that began in early April, with six confirmed infections, two suspected ca…
oneindia.comfinance66 days ago
Three Passengers Die on MV Hondius Cruise Ship from Andes Strain of Hantavirus
The deaths triggered an international effort to trace exposed passengers and crew on the expedition cruise ship. Virologists compared the outbreak conditions to those on the Diamond Princess during early COVID-19 transmission six years ago. Experts emphasized that human-to-human…
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Dozens of Passengers Disembark Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Without Contact Tracing
At least 29 passengers left the MV Hondius on April 24 at St. Helena after the first death from a hantavirus outbreak, according to the ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions and Dutch officials. Three passengers have died and at least eight others have fallen ill from a rare strain…