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The cruise ship hit by a deadly Hantavirus outbreak is now heading for Spain's Canary Islands as health officials race to contain the spread
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Authorities in the Canary Islands are preparing a fully isolated evacuation zone for the roughly 140 passengers and crew still on board the MV Hondias
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The expedition cruise ship is expected to arrive in Tenerife by the end of the weekend
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U.S. officials are sending a charter flight to bring 17 Americans home
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while the U.K. is arranging a separate flight for about 20 British passengers
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The outbreak has killed at least three people. Several other cases have also been confirmed
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The ship had been sailing near the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena
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when passengers first started reporting flu-like symptoms. The World Health Organization says the risk to the general public remains low
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because hantavirus is typically spread through contact with infected rodent droppings or urine
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and human-to-human spread is considered rare. But the biggest concern now is tracking people down who already left the ship
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About 30 passengers from more than a dozen countries disembarked two weeks ago
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before the outbreak was confirmed. Now, health officials around the world are working to identify those passengers
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and anyone they may have been in contact with
