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Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

MV Hondius, which is sailing from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde. In a statement on Sunday, the World Health Organization said that one case had been confirmed and at least five other passengers were

Cruise ship hantavirus strain can spread among humans, says South Africa

MV Hondius and had given its agreement “in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles”. The ship will dock at the Canary island of Tenerife, Spanish state broadcaster TVE reported on Wednesday, citing sources from

What is hantavirus, suspected in deaths of three people on cruise ship?

MV Hondius was sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Cape Verde. Currently anchored off Cape Verde, the ship was considering ‌sailing to Las Palmas or Tenerife ‌for disembarkation, Reuters reported on Monday. Three people who were

Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches

MV Hondius cruise ship approaches Tenerife, the people of the Spanish island await it with a mixture of uncertainty and, in some cases, anger. The Spanish government has agreed with the World Health Organization

Cruise ship waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak

MV Hondius, a Dutch ship on a weekslong polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica and several isolated islands in the South Atlantic, had requested help from local health authorities after making

Having hantavirus was 'hell on earth'

evacuated from the ship on Wednesday to the Netherlands for treatment. The Briton - who several media outlets have identified as 56-year-old ex-police officer Martin Anstee - is said to be in a stable