The MV Hondius arrival in Tenerife is being managed as a controlled public-health operation, not a routine cruise call. Spanish authorities and international health officials are preparing to assess, isolate, quarantine and repatriate people linked to the Dutch-flagged ship after a hantavirus outbreak associated with the vessel.[2][
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The latest case picture
By May 9, the World Health Organization had confirmed six hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius, EFE reported.[2] Public counts are not always framed the same way: the Irish Times reported six confirmed and two probable cases, while Le Monde reported at least six affected people, including three deaths.[
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