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Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship (www.bbc.com)
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Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC.

One case has been confirmed, with five suspected cases under investigation, it said. One British national aged 69 is in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Hantavirus is usually passed to humans from rodents via their urine or faeces. It can cause severe respiratory illness. Rarely, it can be transmitted between people.

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[–] 2 points 6 months ago

My Auntie used to be a cruise ship doctor. Like you say it's a sweet gig and got to take her husband too. She didn't have anything like this happen but it can be, like any job, crazy busy and crazy slow.

I think she told me one time there was signs of an outbreak so people were confined to their rooms and precaution like using tissues to open doors then dispose of instantly afterwards. I guess the tactic there is preventive. Nothing severe happened that I know of.

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