Atlantic cruise ship battles suspected outbreak of hantavirus - three dead

Dutch authorities will attempt to repatriate two sick people from a cruise ship battling a suspected outbreak of hantavirus that has already claimed three lives, the vessel's operator said Monday. In a statement on the crisis, Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed it was dealing with "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius, travelling from

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people

A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa's Department of Health said Sunday. In a statement to The Associated Press, WHO said an investigation was underway but

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