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A Spain's Guardia Civil boat sails next to Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius in the port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 11, 2026. A complex repatriation operation from the Canary Islands on May 10 flew out 94 passengers and crew of 19 different nationalities from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, which had been at the center of an international alert after three passengers died. (AFP/Jorge Guerrero)
Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes virus, the only strain transmitted between humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday."Eight cases were laboratory-confirmed for Andes virus [ANDV] infection, two are probable, and one case remains inconclusive and undergoing further testing," the UN health agency said in its latest update on the outbreak.
Three people from the ship have died since it set sail from Argentina on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean.
Two of the victims had confirmed Andes virus infections, and the third is listed as a "probable" case, according to the WHO.
