Hantavirus on the High Seas: What We're Really Talking About A recent case on the MV Hondius cruise ship has highlighted the darker side of the industry's business model, where profit often takes precedence over passenger safety.
A Spanish national who was evacuated to Spain from the luxury liner has tested positive for hantavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 12.
The cluster of severe respiratory illnesses that erupted in early May aboard the ship was initially treated as a COVID 19 outbreak, but it turns out that hantavirus is far more insidious and harder to detect.