2026-05-08 from ctvnews.ca
As more than 140 passengers and crew members prepare to disembark from a cruise ship where a deadly hantavirus outbreak killed three people and sickened others, countries around the world are mobilizing to prevent further spread through coordinated public health responses.
Contact tracing efforts have begun for at least two dozen people from 12 different countries who disembarked the ship early, including two residents of Ontario, who returned home from the ship on April 25. According to doctors the two passengers remain asymptomatic, posing no risk to the general public.
As the MV Hondius heads to the Canary Islands this weekend, health authorities say they are preparing to monitor the potential symptoms of passengers.
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