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A Greek passenger evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been placed in quarantine at the Attikon University General Hospital in Athens.
According to Greek media, the passenger, whose identity has not been disclosed, did not show any symptoms of the disease.
Passengers were evacuated from the MV Hondius on Sunday after the ship arrived in Tenerife, the largest island in Spain's Canary Islands archipelago, off the northwestern coast of Africa.
The Greek passenger was among 26 people transferred to Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Sunday evening aboard a Dutch evacuation flight. From there, he was transported to the Elefsina military airport by a Hellenic Air Force C-130 aircraft under medical supervision before being transported to hospital. He will remain in quarantine for 45 days in a specially prepared negative pressure isolation room.
In a post on social media, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said the passenger had not shown any signs or symptoms of infection, adding that he had been placed in quarantine as a precaution.
"There is absolutely no reason for concern ," he said.
At least six people on the ship have tested positive. Three people have died since the outbreak began, including one passenger.
Meanwhile, one of the American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship being urgently repatriated to the United States has tested positive for hantavirus after undergoing a molecular test.
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