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What to know about the suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship

Three people have died and others have been sickened by what health authorities suspect is a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Hantaviruses exist throughout the world and are spread by contact with rodents. It's rare but also possibl…

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What to know about the suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship

Three people have died and others have been sickened by what health authorities suspect is a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Hantaviruses exist throughout the world and are spread by contact with rodents. It's rare but also possibl…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others. Studies indicate hantaviruses have been aroun…

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