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Three dead in hantavirus outbreak aboard polar cruise ship from Ushuaia bound for Cape Verde
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed three deaths on Sunday aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius from a hantavirus outbreak, a disease typically transmitted through rodents. The vessel, operated by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, had set sail from the port...
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