PremiumEmily AnthesNew York Times·10 May, 2026 10:19 PM6 mins to readBritish passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius are led to military buses on the Spanish island of Tenerife before being taken to the airport for their flight home. Photo / AFPScientists say it has been hard to attract interest in medical interventions for viruses that have not been considered a top public health priority.

The deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has put the spotlight on a rare pathogen that typically attracts relatively little attention, even