Hantavirus: Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected outbreak

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Hantavirus: Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected outbreak

Issued on: 04/05/2026 - 13:01

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Three passengers on a cruise ship in the Atlantic have died and another three are ill after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection. Usually spread to humans by rodents, especially through contact with their urine, droppings and saliva, hantavirus results in dead in around 40 percent of cases.

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