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Spanish Passenger Tests Positive for Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Evacuation

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Spanish passenger quarantined at a military hospital in Madrid has tested positive for hantavirus, as confirmed by Spain's health minister.
  • The passenger is asymptomatic and in good condition, with further tests pending, while 13 other Spanish nationals have tested negative.
  • Globally, eight hantavirus cases have been confirmed, with two probable, and three deaths reported, primarily among individuals who sailed on the MV Hondius.

Spain's Ministry of Health has confirmed a positive hantavirus case in one of the Spanish passengers evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius. The individual is currently in quarantine at the Gomez Ulla military hospital in Madrid and, importantly, remains asymptomatic and in good health. This development comes as part of ongoing preventive measures following an outbreak on the ship.

One Spanish passenger, who is in quarantine at the Gomez Ulla military hospital in Madrid, has tested positive for hantavirus.

· BerlingskeReporting the confirmed hantavirus case in Spain.

While this news might cause concern, the ministry has clarified that the other 13 Spanish nationals who were also on board have tested negative for the virus. This provides a degree of reassurance. The MV Hondius, which had experienced an outbreak, is now heading to Rotterdam, with a portion of its crew still aboard.

The health ministry emphasizes that further tests will be conducted, and a final result is expected in the coming hours.

· BerlingskeDetailing the ongoing medical procedures for the infected passenger.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a total of eight confirmed and two probable hantavirus cases linked to this outbreak, tragically resulting in three deaths. The WHO recommends a 42-day quarantine for evacuated passengers, emphasizing daily medical checks. It's important to note that there is no vaccine or specific treatment for hantavirus, though health authorities stress that the global public health risk is low and do not equate this situation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, a separate incident involved 12 hospital employees in the Netherlands being placed in preventive quarantine due to procedural errors in handling a hantavirus-positive patient.

The positive passenger has no symptoms of the virus and is in good condition.

· BerlingskeProviding an update on the patient's health status.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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