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Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak & Spread Risk
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship MV Hondius has killed at least three people and sickened dozens. The ship traversed multiple continents, creating international public health concerns as authorities trace passengers who disembarked in various countries. Health officials are investigating Argentina as a potential origin point given recent hantavirus surge there.
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- Nations race to trace passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
- Singapore isolates 2 residents linked to MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
- Passenger from Hantavirus-hit ship speaks to Al Jazeera from isolation
- Hantavirus: Cruise company says no symptomatic guests on ship
- Spanish government under fire over handling of hantavirus ship
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- Hantavirus on the rise in Argentina, where MV Hondius cruise ship set sail