Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape Verde - Reuters
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Medics are working to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship off West Africa, which has resulted in three deaths and left around 150 people stranded on the vessel.
Cape Verdean authorities have denied docking permission to a cruise ship suspected of harboring a rare respiratory virus, following the deaths of three passengers onboard.
Cape Verde health authorities have banned a cruise ship with a suspected hantavirus outbreak from docking at the port of Praia, despite the cruise company seeking assistance.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has resulted in three deaths and at least three others seriously ill, with the World Health Organization confirming one case and investigating five suspected cases.
A Dutch cruise ship with around 150 passengers is awaiting assistance off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak killed three people and left at least three others seriously ill.
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