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reports of a potential hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Hondius and stand ready to support
hantavirus cases are "ongoing, including further laboratory testing". The outbreak was reported aboard the MV Hondius
outbreak of the hantavirus, authorities say. The virus is a rare infection transmitted to humans by rodents. On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the risk posed by the hantavirus to the wider public
reports of the suspected outbreak. “We are in touch with the cruise company and local authorities,” it said. While it is rare, hantavirus
outbreak onboard the MV Hondius. We are working closely with international partners to support British nationals onboard and we’re putting plans in place for their safe onward travel.” A total of seven suspected cases
hantavirus. “Contact tracing for passengers on the flight has been initiated,” it said. ## Evacuations planned for symptomatic passengers Despite the deadly outbreak, “the atmosphere on board MV Hondius remains calm, with passengers generally composed
outbreak of a “severe acute respiratory illness”, which had killed at least two people, and that a third person was in intensive care in Johannesburg, according to the AFP news agency. The ministry’s spokesperson
report by experts from the UN’s development programme (UNDP), based on data from 85 countries gathered across three decades, shows women are disproportionately affected when debt repayments increase significantly. As governments cut back public