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Onboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, in photos

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, has more than 140 passengers and crewmembers on board.

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Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, during their voyage to Spain’s port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
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A passenger checks his camera inside his cabin on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, during the voyage to Spain’s port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
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Crew members of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, wait their turns for a first interview with epidemiologists, during the voyage to Spain’s port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
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Passengers on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, watch a football match on a television during their voyage to Spain’s port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
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A passenger on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, helps himself to water at the ship’s self-service area during the voyage to Spain’s port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
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The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Arilson Almeida)
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Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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Medics escort a patient, second right, evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infection, to an ambulance after being flown to Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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A view of the m/v Hondius Cruise ship anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Arilson Almeida)

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