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A deadly outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius has killed three passengers and prompted the first ship-wide hantavirus evacuation in maritime history, with the vessel arriving at Tenerife on May 10, 2026 to begin repatriating 147 people across 23 nationalities. The crisis has exposed significant gaps in shipboard disease surveillance, delayed WHO notification, and ignited tensions between Spain's national government and Canary Islands officials over public health risks, local protests, and the economic fallout for one of Europe's most tourism-dependent regions.