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L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a déclaré officiellement la fin de l'épidémie de hantavirus associée au navire de croisière MV Hondius, sans nouveaux cas signalés depuis que le dernier individu exposé a terminé sa quarantaine et a été testé négatif.
L'OMS a déclaré l'épidémie de hantavirus terminée, remerciant l'Espagne pour sa solidarité.
Les préoccupations de Hantavirus affectent la haute saison pour les croisières en Espagne, entraînant une baisse de 12% des voyageurs entre avril et mai.
Torres states that "alarmist" messages about hantavirus in the Canary Islands ultimately amounted to nothing, suggesting no significant outbreak occurred.
Les autorités sanitaires ont déclaré la crise du hantavirus terminée après avoir confirmé que tous les tests de suivi pour le virus ont donné des résultats négatifs.
Health officials have concluded their management of the hantavirus situation, confirming that all individuals under monitoring have tested negative for the 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.