Hantavirus Ship Evacuation Nears Completion; 94 Repatriated
A large-scale operation to repatriate passengers from the MV Hondius, which experienced a deadly hantavirus outbreak, neared completion as 94 individuals were flown home from the Canary Islands. Three passengers have died from the virus.
A complex day-long operation to repatriate occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak neared completion late Sunday after 94 people of various nationalities were flown home from Spain's Canary Islands. Three passengers from the MV Hondius -- a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman -- have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents. No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina...