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WHO alert as Hantavirus infection on cruise ship leaves three dead

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WHO alert as Hantavirus infection on cruise ship leaves three dead
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 Three people have died and one is in intensive care after a cluster of hantavirus infections linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization has confirmed.
One case has been confirmed by laboratory testing and five others are suspected.
“WHO is aware of and supporting a public health event involving a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean,” WHO said in a statement posted on X. “To date, one case of hantavirus infection has been laboratory confirmed

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