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Three people evacuated from cruise ship in the Atlantic hit by hantavirus

May 07, 2026

Geneva [Switzerland], May 7: Emergency crews have evacuated three people from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, the United Nations' health agency says, as experts confirm it to be a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.
Two sick crew members and one other person who had been in contact with one of the confirmed cases were removed on Wednesday from the MV Hondius off Cape Verde, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
They later boarded flights at the airport in the country's capital, Praia. One of the two planes landed in Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday, but it was unclear which of the evacuees were onboard. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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