Tag: MV Hondius

One tests positive for hantavirus, Canadian national health agency confirms

May 17, 2026 admin

A passenger of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, boards a EuroAtlantic Airways aircraft bound for Canada at Tenerife Sud airport, Canary Islands, Spain, on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada’s national health agency on Sunday (May 17, 2026) confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned…

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Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak

May 16, 2026 admin

Passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, board a EuroAtlantic Airways aircraft bound for Canada at Tenerife Sud airport, on May 10. | Photo Credit: Reuters One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive positive” test…

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Hantavirus: Confirmed cases by nationality

May 12, 2026 admin

Here is a roundup of which countries have confirmed or probable cases of nationals infected by hantavirus after the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, according to the World Health Organisation. Among living patients, seven cases have been confirmed and an eighth is listed as “probable”, according to the WHO, the UN health body…

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U.S. plans evacuation flight for Americans on hantavirus ship

May 9, 2026 admin

Cruise ship MV Hondius docks at Cape Verde’s Port Praia, where passengers are not allowed off the ship while health authorities investigate suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States said on Friday (May 9, 2026) it was organising an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruise ship…

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2 Indian nationals part of crew of luxury cruise ship that reported hantavirus outbreak

May 8, 2026 admin

Ships at dock at Granadilla port, where the MV Hondius, carrying nearly 150 people, is expected to arrive within three days, Spain’s Health Minister Monica Garcia said, adding that those on board were not presenting any symptoms of the disease, in Granadilla de Abona, Spain, May 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least two…

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