Hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship kills 3, British passenger critical

Three passengers dead including a Dutch couple; one British passenger in critical condition in intensive care; two crew members requiring urgent medical treatment.

In the vast and indifferent expanse of the South Atlantic, a rare virus has reminded humanity that remoteness offers no sanctuary from nature's oldest adversaries. Three passengers aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius have died from a suspected hantavirus outbreak, with a British national in critical condition and two crew members requiring urgent care. The ship, which departed Argentina bound for Cape Verde, now sits at the center of an international health response coordinated between South African and Dutch authorities. It is a story as old as seafaring itself — the vessel as both r

Hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship kills 3, British passenger critical

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