Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation.

A rare hantavirus outbreak onboard a Dutch-operated cruise ship in the Atlantic has resulted in three deaths, including an elderly couple, and at least three more infections, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and South Africa's Department of Health.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has resulted in three deaths and several illnesses, prompting ongoing investigations by the World Health Organization. Hantavirus, a rodent-borne illness, can be contracted through contact with rodent urine, droppings, or saliva, often when disturbed particles become airborne in enclosed spaces.

Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO is supporting the response, noting that one case of the rodent-borne disease has been confirmed so far and there are five additional suspected cases.

At least three people have died, and three others have fallen ill after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus—a rare type of zoonotic virus carried by rodents—onboard a cruise ship operating in the Atlantic Ocean, as the World Health Organization said it is working to evacuate symptomatic individuals from the ship.

Three people have died and three others are sick after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a post to X/Twitter on Sunday night.