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Spain confirms hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from MV Hondius

Spain says a passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus as countries monitor travelers from the outbreak-hit cruise ship.

Countries isolate MV Hondius passengers after hantavirus deaths

Passengers from the MV Hondius are being screened and isolated across several countries after three deaths and nine reported hantavirus cases linked to the ship.

Americans from hantavirus cruise ship enter U.S. quarantine

U.S. passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius are being monitored in Nebraska and Atlanta after one tested positive for Andes virus.

WHO sees no sign of wider hantavirus outbreak from MV Hondius

The WHO says there is no current sign of a larger hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius, though more confirmed cases may appear.

Cruise hantavirus outbreak: where it may have started and spread

A hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius has killed three people and triggered evacuations, testing and quarantine plans across several countries.

Why MV Hondius hantavirus tracing is not a COVID-style alert

Health officials are tracing contacts after the deadly MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak, with attention on passengers who disembarked in St. Helena.

Hantavirus cruise ship reaches Tenerife as evacuations begin

The MV Hondius has reached Tenerife after a deadly hantavirus outbreak, triggering evacuations, testing and international contact tracing.

Spain readies isolated evacuations for hantavirus cruise ship

Spain is preparing a controlled reception for the MV Hondius in Tenerife as governments arrange repatriations and health officials trace potential hantavirus exposures.