MV Hondius cruise ship carrying hantavirus outbreak heads to Tenerife as countries prepare response
The MV Hondius cruise ship, site of a hantavirus outbreak involving at least six confirmed cases and multiple deaths, is en route to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands. The CDC is deploying epidemiologists to meet the ship and repatriate 17 American passengers via charter flight to a quarantine facility in Nebraska. Port workers in Tenerife have protested the ship's arrival, and contact tracing is underway globally including on remote Tristan da Cunha island.
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This event sits in the top 8% of divergence this week. 12 outlets covered it, splitting into 12 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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