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Hantavirus outbreak: Cruise ship evacuates amid concerns for US passengers
Health officials monitor a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, with three fatalities. Passengers are evacuating to the Canary Islands, while U.S. states track returnees for symptoms. WHO emphasizes low human-to-human transmission risk.
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has prompted a global health operation. Three passengers have died, and 150 are evacuating to the Canary Islands, with U.S. states monitoring 17 American returnees. The WHO clarifies low human-to-human spread for the Andes virus strain, unlike COVID-19, and the CDC classifies this as a Level 3 emergency.
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