World·NewA Spanish national in quarantine ‌in a Madrid military hospital, and who is among those evacuated from a cruise ​ship earlier this month, has ​tested positive of hantavirus, Spain's Health Ministry said on Monday.Passenger was already in quarantine as a precaution and so risk to wider population unchangedThomson Reuters · Posted: May 25, 2026 2:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A Spanish flag flutters outside the Gomez Ulla Military Hospital, where a Spanish passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship has become the latest to test positive for hantavirus. (Alejandro Martinez Velez/Reuters)A Spanish national in quarantine ‌in a Madrid military hospital, who was among those evacuated from a cruise ​ship earlier this month, has ​tested positive of hantavirus, Spain's Health Ministry said Monday.It ​is the second positive case ⁠among ⁠the 14 ‌Spanish nationals who were evacuated to the Spanish island of Tenerife from the luxury liner MV Hondius. The ship had been carrying about 150 passengers — including four Canadians — and crew from 23 countries ‌when a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses was first reported to the World Health Organization on May 2.After ​confirming the infection, the Spanish national ⁠was taken to an isolation ⁠unit at Gómez Ulla Hospital, ⁠the Health ⁠Ministry ​said on X. It added that the ​fact that ⁠the case was detected among those already in quarantine "does not modify the risk situation" for the overall population. The symptoms of a hantavirus infection can appear anywhere from one to eight weeks after exposure, but on average they appear after two weeks. What is hantavirus? Everything you need to knowThe Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed a positive case of hantavirus in one of the Canadians who was isolating in B.C. after leaving the ship. PHAC said a second person who travelled with the confirmed case tested negative the virus. WATCH | Should Canadians worry about hantavirus?:Should Canadians worry about hantavirus spreading?May 18|Duration 1:19Now that a Canadian cruise passenger has tested positive for hantavirus, The National’s Ian Hanomansing has infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch break down the risk of the disease spreading further.Another 26 Canadians who were on the same planes as a confirmed hantavirus case, and who are considered low risk, were also being monitored. None has exhibited any symptoms. Those low-risk contacts were connected to flights taken from St. Helena to Johannesburg and a second flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam, according to a PHAC spokesperson. 26 more Canadians being contacted for 'low-risk' hantavirus exposureThe Andes hantavirus outbreak, which ⁠is primarily spread by rodents but can be transmitted between people in ⁠rare cases, ⁠was reported in early May ​aboard the cruise ship.It has since infected 12 people, including the Spanish national identified Monday. Three people have died: ​a Dutch couple and ⁠a German national.With files from CBC's Jennifer La Grassa and The Associated Press