A hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has triggered international health monitoring efforts after eight suspected and confirmed cases were identified, including three deaths. The ship, which travelled through Antarctica and remote South Atlantic islands, is now heading to Spain’s Canary Islands after infected passengers were evacuated in Cape Verde. Health authorities across Europe and Africa are tracing contacts, while the WHO says the risk to the wider public remains low. Investigators believe the virus may have originated before the voyage began, possibly during a bird-watching trip in southern Argentina. Hantavirus is primarily spread through contact with infected rodents and can cause severe respiratory illness in some cases.
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