Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
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CDC activates Level 3 response and plans a biocontainment flight to repatriate Americans from the Hondius outbreak.
Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.
The deadly outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship may have been caused by a Dutch couple contracting the illness during a bird-watching outing in Ushuaia, Argentina, health officials fear.
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Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Spain’s Canary Islands as officials race to trace victims’ contacts
The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius departed Cape Verde for Tenerife on Wednesday, as authorities rush to trace anyone who may have come into contact with the virus.