France 24
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Hantavirus ship evacuation nears completion as 94 flown home
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A cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus in the Canary Islands has resulted in three deaths and prompted the evacuation and repatriation of 94 passengers of various nationalities. The rare disease, which has no vaccine or specific treatment, typically spreads among rodents and is endemic in Argentina.
Hantavirus ship evacuation nears completion as 94 flown home
A complex day-long operation to repatriate occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak neared completion late Sunday after 94 people of various nationalities were flown home from Spain's Canary Islands. Three passengers from the MV Hondius -- a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman -- have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents. No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina
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