Hantavirus outbreak: What journalists should know
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South AfricaConfidence 85%8 affected3 weeks ago
This article for journalists reports on a cluster of suspected hantavirus cases aboard a Dutch cruise ship near Cabo Verde, with three deaths and up to eight suspected cases, including one in an ICU in South Africa.
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healthjournalism.org · 2026-05-06
This article for journalists reports on the cluster of suspected hantavirus cases aboard a Dutch cruise ship near Cabo Verde, off the northwest coast of Africa. As of May 6, three people had died, and up to eight cases were suspected, including one in an ICU in South Africa. It notes that person-to-person transmission is unusual for hantavirus but possible in this rare case.
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