Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife
Key takeaways
- Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person to person.
- The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at the Spanish port early on Sunday, escorted by a Civil Guard vessel, according to data from the maritime tracking service VesselFinder.
- The WHO said on Friday that at least eight people on the ship had fallen ill, including three who died – a Dutch couple and a German national.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person to person.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives to the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands [Jorge Guerrero/AFP]By AFP and Reuters Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has arrived near the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at the Spanish port early on Sunday, escorted by a Civil Guard vessel, according to data from the maritime tracking service VesselFinder.