US hantavirus case was a false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10

A suspected U.S. hantavirus case on the Hondius was ruled negative, lowering the confirmed outbreak total to 10.

The evacuation of passengers in the Canary Islands has been completed, with people repatriated or placed in quarantine.

Health officials are still monitoring exposed passengers because hantavirus can have a long incubation period.

The corrected count updates the outbreak response while containment and follow-up efforts continue.