Five hantavirus cases, three deaths, and a global cruise scare. The likely vector wasn’t the ship at all. It was a Ushuaia shore excursion. The Outbreak In Five Sentences Three passengers on the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius died after contracting the Andes strain of hantavirus during a recent voyage. Five cases were confirmed and three more were suspected, with two sick passengers and crew and one possibly infected passenger evacuated to specialized hospitals in Europe. The World Health Organization confirmed the cluster on May 7. Cruise media seized on the story immediately, with most coverage framing the ship itself as the danger. Americans onboard were transported to the University of Nebraska-Omaha Medical Center for quarantine, evaluation, and treatment. This is the same Med Center that has treated cases of ebola , initial COVID cases, etc. The Argentine investigation tells an interesting story.…