Hantavirus ship evacuation nears completion as 94 flown home
Summary
A cruise ship called MV Hondius had an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare disease usually spread by rodents. After three passengers died and others got sick, 94 people from different countries were flown home from the Canary Islands in Spain.Key Facts
- The outbreak happened on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- Three passengers died: a Dutch husband and wife, and a German woman.
- Hantavirus is a rare disease that usually spreads through rodents.
- There is no vaccine or specific treatment for hantavirus.
- The ship departed from Argentina, where hantavirus is common.
- 94 people from various countries were evacuated to their home countries.
- The evacuation operation took nearly a whole day to complete.
- Cases of hantavirus have also been reported in France and the US after the evacuation.
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