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healthHIGHCV2026-05-06 14:26 UTC

Hantavirus: Three dead in cruise ship outbreak as authorities investigate human-to-human transmission

Three people have died in an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Cape Verde.1 Authorities are investigating potential human-to-human transmission.Seven cases of the infectious disease harboured by rodents have been identified in passengers of the MV Hondius ship so far,

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