Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde after three evacuated
A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.
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A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.
A hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has affected at least seven people, with two confirmed cases and five suspected, leading to three deaths and one person in intensive care.
Three individuals were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship off Cape Verde amid a hantavirus outbreak, with the World Health Organization confirming a rare strain transmissible between humans.
Three individuals were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship off Cape Verde amid a hantavirus outbreak, with the ship awaiting permission to dock in the Canary Islands after being barred from landing in Cape Verde.
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