WHO confirms 11 hantavirus cases from cruise ship MV Hondius; Spain reports new positive case
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- · WHO has confirmed 11 hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship MV Hondius, including 3 deaths
- · Spanish passenger evacuated Sunday tested positive; 13 other evacuees tested negative
- · Cruise ship returning to Netherlands for cleaning and disinfection after passenger and crew evacuation
The World Health Organization has confirmed 11 hantavirus cases associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship, with three deaths reported among passengers or crew. Spain's health ministry announced that one Spanish passenger evacuated Sunday tested positive for hantavirus and is in quarantine at a military hospital in Madrid. Thirteen other Spanish nationals evacuated simultaneously tested negative. All passengers and many crew members have been evacuated from the vessel, which is returning to the Netherlands for cleaning and disinfection. The outbreak appears concentrated among those aboard the cruise ship.
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