Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Leads to Three Deaths - Respiratory Therapy
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Respiratory Therapy reports on a hantavirus cluster linked to a South Atlantic cruise, resulting in three fatalities and seven cases, with the Andes strain confirmed.
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respiratory-therapy.com · 2026-05-06
Respiratory Therapy reported on May 5, 2026, that the World Health Organization (WHO) was monitoring a hantavirus cluster and three fatalities linked to a South Atlantic cruise. As of May 4, seven cases, including two laboratory-confirmed and five suspected infections, had been reported. The cruise vessel departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1, 2026, and sailed across the South Atlantic, with stops in Antarctica, South Georgia, and other remote islands. Laboratory testing confirmed the Andes strain of hantavirus, identified by the Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases of the Geneva University H
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