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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Health
Ana Trenas

Hantavirus On Cruise Ship May Have Spread Human-To-Human in Rare Outbreak of the High-Risk Andes Virus Strain

MV Hondius by OceanWide Expeditions (Credit: OCEANWIDE EXPEDITIONS)

A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard an Atlantic cruise ship is raising global alarm after health officials warned that rare human-to-human transmission (HHT) may have occurred, a scenario rarely seen with this type of virus.

The outbreak, linked to the expedition vessel MV Hondius, has resulted in at least three deaths and several additional infections among passengers and crew, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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