Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship [View all]
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Source: The Guardian
Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic.
One case of hantavirus infection had been confirmed and there were five additional suspected cases, the World Health Organization told Agence France-Presse on Sunday.
Of the six people affected, three died and one is in intensive care in South Africa, the WHO added. Two of those who died were a husband and wife aged 70 and 69.
The person in intensive care is a 69-year-old British national, according to the BBC.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship
Sun 3 May 2026 15.52 EDT
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