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Australia's 'unique' position as deadly hantavirus threat looms

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Australia's 'unique' position as deadly hantavirus threat looms
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A deadly, rodent-borne illness known as hantavirus has killed three people and infected others after an outbreak aboard a cruise ship – but Australia could be among the safest places in the world from the deadly disease.Luxury cruise ship MV Hondius, which has 150 people on board, is believed to be the source of the outbreak, and the vessel had been marooned in quarantine off the coast of Cape Verde in West Africa since Sunday.The boat has since left the coast and is bound for Spain with a plan

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