Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship | BBC News

Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.

This includes a 70 and 69-year-old Dutch husband and wife who became ill on board and were taken off the ship – the body of a third Dutch individual is still on board.

A 69-year-old Brit is currently in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa – the only confirmed case of the virus. Two crew on board are also sick and require urgent care, operator Oceanwide Expeditions says

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