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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