Three dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise shippublished at 21:25 BST
Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak
on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization
(WHO) has told the BBC.
One case has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases
under investigation, it says.
One British national aged 69 is in intensive care in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
The outbreak was reported aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship,
which was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.
Hantavirus infections are usually linked to environmental
exposure, such as contact with urine or faeces from infected rodents, but in
rare cases can spread between people, leading to severe respiratory illness.
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