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A doctor who saved a patient in the 2012 Yosemite hantavirus outbreak shares what he learned from the experience in light of the cases on the Hondius cruise ship.
A deadly cruise ship outbreak was linked to Andes hantavirus, a rodent-borne disease that can cause severe lung and kidney illness in humans.
Three cruise passengers have died aboard the MV Hondius along the coast of Africa during a suspected hantavirus outbreak. One case has been confirmed as hantavirus, with several other suspected cases still pending. Hantavirus, which is typically contracted ...