Hantavirus ship evacuees begin returning home
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May 10, 2026
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GRANADILLA DE ABONA, Spain (AFP) — Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began arriving home from Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday in a complex repatriation operation.
Three passengers from the MV Hondius — a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman — have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents.
No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April.
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