Two more cruise ship passengers test positive for hantavirus
One French passenger and one from the US test positive after being evacuated from the vessel in the Canary Islands.
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Two additional passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for hantavirus—a French woman and an American man—bringing the total confirmed cases to 10. The ship, anchored near the Canary Islands, experienced a deadly outbreak that has resulted in two confirmed deaths and one probable death according to the WHO, with authorities identifying 22 contact cases and conducting ongoing investigations into the outbreak's source. Passenger repatriation flights to various countries are underway, with affected individuals being transported in biocontainment units and undergoing clinical assessments upon arrival.