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Health officials monitoring Americans from hantavirus cruise outbreak

Health officials monitoring Americans from hantavirus cruise outbreak

Summary

Health officials are tracking 11 confirmed or possible cases of hantavirus linked to an outbreak on a cruise ship. Three people who caught the disease on the cruise have died.

Key Facts

  • The outbreak involves hantavirus, a rare virus that can cause serious lung disease.
  • The virus cases are linked to a cruise ship.
  • There are 11 confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases connected to this outbreak.
  • Three people infected during the cruise have died.
  • International health officials are monitoring those affected.
  • The cases concern people from the United States.
  • Hantavirus spreads through contact with infected rodents or their droppings.
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