MV Hondius contact tracing has moved from evacuation logistics to testing and quarantine results: CDC is directing clinicians on Andes-virus testing, while Dutch authorities confirmed one quarantined contact has Andes virus and say broader spread risk remains very low.

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Find the latest updates on the Andes virus here, following the outbreak aboard the cruise ship m/v Hondius.

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### Dutch national in quarantine has Andes virus

One person who has been in quarantine in the Netherlands has been diagnosed with Andes…

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# US citizens among dozens of passengers who disembarked cruise ship hit by hantavirus

The ship has been docked in the Canary Islands, with evacuees from several nations boarding flights home under strict safety protocols.

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