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The Latest: Cruise ship hantavirus patients arrive in Europe for treatment

Colorado Springs Gazette·Associated Press·26 days ago
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PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — Three cruise ship passengers with suspected hantavirus infections were flown to the Netherlands on Wednesday for treatment. Three people have died and one body is still on the Dutch ship at the center of the outbreak, the MV Hondius, which is now heading for Spain’s Canary Islands. The patients were evacuated via the Cape Verde islands off West Africa. About 150 passengers are isolating in their cabins, and officials say those on board show no symptoms. The World Health Organization says the outbreak’s global risk is low, with the organization’s top epidemic expert telling The Associated Press, “This is not the next COVID.” There have been eight cases, five of them confirmed by laboratory testing, the WHO says. Hantavirus is a rare, rodent-borne illness that usually spreads when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings.…

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