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Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship: MV Hondius
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The MV Hondius cruise ship, carrying remaining passengers and crew, is sailing back to Rotterdam after a hantavirus outbreak. Eleven cases reported, nine confirmed, and three fatalities. Passengers who left the ship in the Canaries were quarantined in over twenty countries. The ship, with crew and medical personnel, shows no symptoms. This is the first hantavirus case on a cruise ship. Oceanwide Expeditions expects no impact on future trips. Passengers and crew in quarantine, Americans monitored. French Pasteur Institute confirms the strain is not mutated. The ship will undergo decontamination and inspection before sailing again.
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