Spanish national evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship tests positive
A Spanish national evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus. The patient is currently hospitalized in a high-level isolation unit, but health authorities state that this does not change the risk level for the general population. This case marks the second confirmed instance of hantavirus in Spain amidst an outbreak that has resulted in multiple cases and fatalities.
- ▪A Spaniard placed under quarantine after a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has tested positive.
- ▪The patient has been transferred to a high-level isolation unit in Gomez Ulla hospital.
- ▪This is the second confirmed case of hantavirus in Spain, with 12 suspected and confirmed cases reported to the WHO.
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| Original publisher | Straits Times — World |
| Canonical URL | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/spanish-national-evacuated-from-hantavirus-cruise-ship-tests-positive |
| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 03:05:37 +0800 |
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Spanish national evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship tests positiveSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThe cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain, on May 11.PHOTO: REUTERSPublished May 26, 2026, 03:05 AMUpdated May 26, 2026, 03:05 AMMADRID - A Spaniard placed under quarantine after partaking in a cruise hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive, the Spanish ministry of health said on May 25.“The patient was transferred to a high-level isolation unit in the Gomez Ulla hospital, where he will remain hospitalised,” the ministry said in a statement.“This does not change the level of the risk for the general population and does not change the measures of the current epidemiological…
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