The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived off Tenerife after three passengers died from the rare Andes hantavirus, prompting a tightly controlled evacuation overseen by WHO officials.

Passengers from the Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated and flown home after a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what happens next.

Eight people on board fell ill, including three who died. Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person-to-person.

A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa ...

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has sought to reassure concerned residents on the Spanish island of Tenerife ahead of the arrival of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship early ...

Since around 8 a.m. this morning, the little boat ferrying passengers from the MV Hondius to shore has been shuttling back and forth.

The view from the water in Southern Tenerife. credit: Catherine Parker Closest to its international airport, southern Tenerife is the most popular area of the largest of the Canary Islands. Sunny days ...

A beach popular with UK holidaymakers has closed again after mass bacteria levels were found in the water. The sunny spot ...

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