WHO: 9 hantavirus cases have been confirmed while 2 suspected cases await testing results - KING 5 News
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KING 5 News reports on a WHO update regarding an ongoing hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, with 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, and 3 deaths, including a critically ill French woman and a Dutch couple.
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vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01
KING 5 News reported on May 12, 2026, that a French woman infected in the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung in a Paris hospital. The outbreak reached 11 total reported cases, with 9 confirmed. Three people have died, including a Dutch couple believed to be the first exposed in South America. A Spanish passenger also tested positive and is in quarantine in Madrid.
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