Three passengers dead, one case of hantavirus confirmed from Atlantic cruise ship, WHO says


The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

May ⁠3 (Reuters) - The World ⁠Health Organization ‌said on Sunday that three people have ​died and ⁠one case ⁠of hantavirus has ⁠been confirmed ‌among passengers ⁠on a cruise vessel ​sailing ‌in the Atlantic ⁠Ocean.

It ​said that six individuals ⁠were affected in ​the incident, of whome three have ⁠died and one is in intensive care ​in ⁠South Africa.

(Reporting by ​Chandni ‌Shah in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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