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Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreak

www.bbc.com·Jake Lapham·27 days ago
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Watch: On board MV Hondius off Cape Verde amid hantavirus outbreak "We're not just a story. We're not just headlines, we're people with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home," said a tearful Jake Rosmarin. For the American travel vlogger on board the luxury cruise liner MV Hondius in the Atlantic ocean, a dream voyage has taken a deadly turn. He is among around 150 people from 23 countries on the vessel stranded near Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa. Three confirmed and five suspected cases of hantavirus - a rare but severe disease usually spread by rodents - have since been identified. Three passengers on the ship have died and several more are either ill or displaying symptoms after the MV Hondius set sail from Argentina around a month ago. Spain had said the ship could sail to the islands, where those on board would be treated and repatriated after Cape Verdean officials declined to grant clearance earlier this week, leaving the vessel anchored nearby.…

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