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La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha declarado oficialmente el brote de hantavirus asociado con el buque de crucero MV Hondius, sin nuevos casos reportados desde que el último individuo expuesto completó la cuarentena y probó negativo.
La OMS ha declarado el brote de hantavirus terminado, agradeciendo a España por su solidaridad, lo que sugiere que el brote fue contenido y resuelto.
Las preocupaciones por el Hantavirus están afectando la temporada alta para los cruceros en España, lo que lleva a una disminución del 12% en los viajeros entre abril y mayo.
Torres states that "alarmist" messages about hantavirus in the Canary Islands ultimately amounted to nothing, suggesting no significant outbreak occurred.
Las autoridades sanitarias han declarado la crisis del hantavirus terminada después de confirmar que todas las pruebas de seguimiento para el virus han devuelto resultados negativos.
Funcionarios de salud han concluido su gestión de la situación del hantavirus, confirmando que todos los individuos bajo monitoreo han probado negativo para el virus.
Spanish health authorities have declared the hantavirus management closed after all follow-up tests returned negative results, indicating no further spread or active cases.
Health authorities have closed the management of the hantavirus outbreak, as there are no longer any quarantines or hospitalizations related to the virus.
All individuals isolated in Spain due to hantavirus concerns have tested negative in their final tests and have completed their quarantine period.
Spanish health authorities have declared the hantavirus management closed after all follow-up tests returned negative results.
The cruise ship MV Hondius docked at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on May 12, 2026, carrying 146 remaining passengers from 23 countries. The Canarian Health Service (Servicio Canario de la Salud) conducted health screenings on arrival; passengers meeting symptom criteria were transferred to University Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria for observation. Spain's Ministerio de Sanidad confirmed no cases of local hantavirus transmission. Spain had already been included in the international contact-tracing network alongside the United States, Singapore, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.