Hantavirus outbreak suspected on cruise ship off Cape Verde; 3 dead, 150 evacuated

Three deaths confirmed with 150 passengers and crew stranded aboard ship during suspected hantavirus outbreak.

Off the coast of Cape Verde, a cruise ship carrying 150 souls has become an unintended vessel of quarantine, as a suspected hantavirus outbreak claims three lives and forces the world to reckon with how swiftly a rare and ancient danger can find its way into the most modern of human constructions. Hantavirus — a disease born of rodent contact and carried on invisible particles of dust and air — has long existed at the margins of public awareness, but its appearance in a sealed, shared environment reminds us that no engineered space is fully sovereign from the natural world. As evacuation plans

Hantavirus outbreak suspected on cruise ship off Cape Verde; 3 dead, 150 evacuated

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