Three dead on #hantavirus - hit cruise #ship (RTHK, May 4 '26)

 

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Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organisation said on Sunday, one a confirmed case of hantavirus – an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.

The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde.

"To date, one case of hantavirus infection has been laboratory confirmed, and there are five additional suspected cases," the WHO told AFP.

"Of the six affected individuals, three have died and one is currently in intensive care in South Africa."

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