Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak

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Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak

Issued on: 04/05/2026 - 10:56

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Three people have died and three are ill after aNetherlands-based cruise ​ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a rodent-borne virus that can cause fatal respiratory illness, authorities and media reports said on Sunday. The cruise departed from Argentina about three weeks ago with ‌around 150 passengers and stopped in the Antarctic and other locations on its ⁠way to Cape Verde, according to media reports.

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