Passengers from the cruise ship at the center of the Hantavirus outbreak docked in Spain’s Canary Islands early Sunday morning and began to disembark. 140 passengers were screened as Spanish authorities worked with the cruise ship’s team to begin the disembarking process in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Three passengers aboard this cruise ship died, and several others are seriously ill after a Hantavirus outbreak aboard the vessel. Hantavirus is transmitted to humans by mice and rats, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to South African media, the MV Hondius cruise ship departed from Argentina last month and sailed to Cape Verde. “Hantavirus infections are typically linked to environmental exposure (exposure to infected rodents’ urine or feces). While rare, hantavirus may spread between people, and…
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