May 6, 2026
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated Wednesday from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak, the U.N. health agency said. The ship departed Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board and headed to Spain's Canary Islands.
TL;DR
- Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected case were evacuated from a cruise ship.
- The evacuations took place on Wednesday.
- The U.N. health agency confirmed the evacuations.
- The ship had nearly 150 people on board.
- The ship departed from Cape Verde.
- The destination was Spain's Canary Islands.