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Passengers disembark hantavirus-plagued cruise ship
Passengers have begun evacuating the MV Hondius cruise ship that was hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak, boarding planes after the ship is docked in Spain’s Canary Islands.
TL;DR
- Passengers are evacuating the MV Hondius cruise ship docked in Spain's Canary Islands.
- The ship experienced a rare hantavirus outbreak, with eight diagnosed cases of the Andes strain.
- Three people aboard the ship have died from the virus.
- Passengers and crew will disembark via smaller vessels and be transported to Tenerife South Airport for repatriation flights.
- The CDC is evaluating 17 U.S. passengers, who will be flown home on government medical repatriation flights.
- Six Americans have already returned to the U.S. without showing symptoms.
- The WHO Director-General stated the risk to Tenerife residents is low.