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Last Updated: May 11, 2026, 4:08 AM EDT Passengers from the MV Hondius began disembarking Sunday morning in Tenerife, Canary Islands, and were placed on charter flights to return to their home countries. A Department of...
A group of U.S. passengers who were aboard a cruise ship linked to suspected hantavirus exposure have been transported to Nebraska for evaluation and monitoring. Authorities moved the travelers off the vessel after...
Updated May 10, 2026 — The first passengers began disembarking Sunday from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius after the vessel arrived in Granadilla, Tenerife, following a deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The cruise ship MV Hondius anchored off Granadilla, Tenerife early Sunday, dropping anchor near the island’s industrial port at about 5:30 a.m. Local officials said passenger evacuations were to begin as soon as...
The Dutch-flagged expedition ship MV Hondius arrived off Tenerife early Sunday as authorities began repatriation of passengers after a deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard.
When Maralee Lellio was 29 she was stunned to learn she had Stage II breast cancer. Her oncologist recommended chemotherapy and surgery; she underwent a double mastectomy and, intent on growing her family, froze embryos...
Updated May 8, 2026 Arizona photojournalist Gilbert Zermeño, who survived hantavirus two decades ago after losing his mother and sister to the disease, says the recent outbreak has been difficult to process. "It takes...
The U.S. government is sending a medical repatriation plane to remove and return Americans from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, officials said.
Twenty‑four years ago photojournalist Gilbert Zermeño lost his mother and sister to hantavirus and nearly died himself after being exposed while cleaning their Texas home.
All passengers on the cruise ship M/V Hondius are scheduled to begin evacuation within 24 hours, Canary Islands officials said. Authorities said their priority is preventing any risk to the local population. Passengers...
Health authorities worldwide are investigating a hantavirus outbreak tied to the Dutch-flagged expedition ship M/V Hondius. To date, eight cases connected to the voyage have been confirmed or are suspected, and three...
Health authorities in several countries, including five U.S. states, are monitoring passengers who disembarked the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius after officials confirmed the virus found on board is the Andes strain of...
