WHO confirms two hantavirus cases aboard cruise ship, suspects human transmission
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said it had confirmed two hantavirus cases and suspected five others among people on a cruise ship stuck off Cape Verde. The WHO added that there may be some human-to-human transmission happening between close contacts on board the stricken cruise ship, t
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