Race to find port for cruise ship as WHO traces how hantavirus spread

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Race to find port for cruise ship as WHO traces how hantavirus spread

Issued on: 05/05/2026 - 17:34

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Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off the West African coast with passengers isolating after three people died. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human to human transmission of the virus took place between close contacts on board the ship.

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