A cruise ship docked in Spain's Canary Islands is at the centre of an escalating hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers and infected seven others across multiple continents. 

The MV Hondius ship which Oceanwide Expeditions operates encountered Andes strain hantavirus infection, which rodents usually carry during its South American voyage in April.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed seven cases and two suspected cases as of Monday. Two deaths are confirmed hantavirus cases, a third death is classified as probable since the elderly Dutch man who died first on April 11 tested positive before death occurred.

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