Spanish passenger on MV Hondius tests positive for hantavirus after being evacuated from cruise ship
A Spanish passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus. This case follows a deadly outbreak on the ship that resulted in three fatalities. Health officials have confirmed that the patient poses no risk to the public as he was already in isolation during clinical surveillance.
- ▪The infected traveler was quarantined at Gómez Ulla Hospital in Madrid with 13 other Spaniards.
- ▪This is the second Spanish passenger to contract hantavirus after the outbreak on the MV Hondius.
- ▪Health authorities emphasized that the case does not alter the risk situation for the general population.
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World News Spanish passenger on MV Hondius tests positive for hantavirus after being evacuated from cruise ship By Anna Young Published May 26, 2026, 10:08 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Spanish cruise passenger who was evacuated from the MV Hondius ship has tested positive for hantavirus weeks after the deadly outbreak killed three others on the luxury liner. The latest case of the rodent-borne disease was detected while the infected traveler was quarantining under clinical surveillance with 13 other Spaniards aboard the hantavirus-ridden Dutch vessel at Gómez Ulla Hospital in Madrid, according to the Spanish Health Ministry. The passengers have been in isolation since being evacuated on May 10.
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