Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak: 3 evacuated as Swiss case confirmed

Three passengers have died from hantavirus infection on the cruise ship; one British passenger is in intensive care in South Africa; multiple others sickened.

A cruise ship that departed Argentina on April 1 now sits anchored off Cape Verde, transformed from a vessel of leisure into a floating quarantine at the center of an international health crisis. Three passengers have died and the Andes strain of hantavirus — notable for its rare capacity to pass between humans — has followed disembarking travelers to Switzerland and South Africa, tracing the invisible lines of a connected world. Authorities from multiple nations are coordinating a careful response, while the World Health Organization holds that the broader public risk remains low, even as the

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak: 3 evacuated as Swiss case confirmed

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