A Spanish-led evacuation is underway in the Canary Islands to remove around 140 passengers and crew from a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak.
At least three people have died from the respiratory disease, and five infections have been confirmed among passengers who disembarked during the voyage.
Evacuees are being flown out on charter flights to their home countries, with strict biosecurity measures in place.
The World Health Organization has stressed that the virus is not easily spread and the risk to the public remains low.
Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports.
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