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Tenerife. “While this is a serious incident, WHO assesses the public health risk as low,” Ghebreyeus told reporters. Eight cases have been reported so far, including three dead, five confirmed and three suspected, he said
risk from hantavirus remains low." He added that there was currently a WHO expert, Dr Freddy Banza-Mutoka, aboard the MV Hondius. Along with two Dutch physicians, he is conducting medical and exposure assessments
Tenerife, the WHO said. Two doctors are on board along with infectious disease experts from the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, who are conducting a medical assessment of everyone
hantavirus in the country, with officials stressing the risk remains "extremely low". The MV Hondius is expected to dock in Spain's Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, by Saturday. All in, 146 people from
Tenerife. The WHO said on Tuesday that Spain would “welcome” the ship, which would enable an investigation and assessment of the risk to the remaining passengers. The WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention
assessment when they arrive in Tenerife and, if fit to travel, those from abroad will be repatriated to their home countries. Spaniards, meanwhile, will be sent to a defence hospital in Madrid to quarantine
Tenerife or the port of Las Palmas — if it can't evacuate passengers in Cape Verde. WHO said it was working with local authorities and Oceanwide on a "full public health risk assessment." "Detailed investigations
hantavirus](/news/2026/5/4/what-is-hantavirus-suspected-in-deaths-of-three-people-on-cruise-ship) outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with a new suspected case identified among a British national on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed
assess and repatriate the 149 passengers and crew members onboard [the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/where-cruise-ship-hantavirus-from-what-next-canary-islands). The Dutch-flagged vessel, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde, is due to arrive