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Spanish soldier shows provisional positive for hantavirus in Tenerife
One of 14 quarantined personnel at a military facility tests positive in initial screening; 13 others negative.
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Pierre Dubois
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One of 14 Spanish soldiers isolated at the Gómez Ulla military facility in Tenerife has returned a provisional positive result for hantavirus in his initial PCR test.
The confirmed case has been moved to a high-level isolation unit. The other 13 personnel have tested negative but will remain under quarantine for 42 days as a precaution.
The incident marks Spain's first confirmed case linked to the recent hantavirus cluster in Europe.
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- PrimaryEl País
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