{"id":4959,"date":"2026-05-12T12:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:01:50","slug":"spain-reports-new-hantavirus-case-in-passenger-evacuated-from-cruise-ship-as-outbreak-grows-to-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=4959","title":{"rendered":"Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MIKE CORDER<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) \u2014 A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain\u2019s health ministry announced Tuesday as the World Health Organization said it has now confirmed 11 cases, including three people from the cruise who died.<\/p>

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The passenger with the new confirmed case of hantavirus was in quarantine in a military hospital in Madrid, where 13 other Spanish nationals evacuated Sunday \u2014 who all tested negative for the virus \u2014 also are staying.<\/p>\n

With the evacuation of all passengers and many crew members completed, the MV Hondius is now sailing back to the the Netherlands, where it will be cleaned and disinfected.<\/p>\n

The director of the World Health Organization, who was in Madrid, said all 11 confirmed cases are among passengers or crew of the MV Hondius cruise ship, including three people who died. Nine of the 11 cases have been confirmed as the Andes virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese numbers have changed little over the past week thanks to the governments of multiple countries and partners,\u201d Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, there is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak,\u201d he added, \u201cbut of course the situation could change, and given the long incubation period of the virus, it\u2019s possible we might see more cases in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital where a hantavirus patient is being treated were told to quarantine after incorrectly handling bodily fluids.<\/p>

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In a Paris hospital, a French woman evacuated from the stricken ship remained in intensive care in stable condition. The French government was holding two new hantavirus emergency meetings Tuesday, the prime minister said.<\/p>\n

Health authorities say it\u2019s the first hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. While there is no cure or vaccine for hantavirus, the WHO says early detection and treatment improves survival rates.<\/p>\n