Two cases of hantavirus have been confirmed after cruise ship deaths in which three people died and another was left seriously ill.

The outbreak occurred on a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean. According to the MV Hondius ship’s operator Oceanwide Expeditions, the dead include a Dutch person, his wife and a German passenger. A Dutch woman tested positive for the virus.

A 69-year-old British national has also been confirmed as a carrier of the rare virus and subsequently evacuated to a South African hospital for intensive care.

Meanwhile, the vessel remains anchored off the coast of........

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