US evacuee from Canary Islands cruise tests positive for hantavirus

TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — U.S. health officials on late Sunday said one of the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship in the Canary Islands has tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms. The charter flight was carrying 17 Americans evacuated off the MV Hondius following its arrival in Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off the West African coast. The aircraft was due to arrive in Omaha, Nebraska, early Monday. READ: Hantavirus: Deadly rodent-borne disease with no known cure The Americans would first be flown to the University of Nebraska, which […]...

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