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Rafael Salido

Hantavirus outbreak: Medical aircraft travelling to the Netherlands with all infected patients

Three patients with suspected hantavirus from the cruise ship MV Hondius are being evacuated to the Netherlands, as international authorities respond to an outbreak on board.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the patients are already on their way. “At this stage, the overall public health risk remains low,” he wrote on his X account.

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