Hantavirus Outbreak Delays Docking of Cruise Ship Off Cape Verde
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A Dutch cruise ship, MV Hondius, carrying about 150 people, remains in open water near Cape Verde after three passengers died and several others fell ill amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak. Cape Verde has refused docking over public health concerns as WHO and Oceanwide Expeditions coordinate medical evacuations and potential transfers to nearby islands; two sick crew members require urgent care, and investigations are ongoing to determine the source and extent of the outbreak.
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