As officials race to get passengers off a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, health experts have revealed how the deadly rat-borne virus could have taken over the ship.
Hazmat-clad medical workers descended on the luxury cruise liner MV Hondius Wednesday in scenes reminiscent of the Covid pandemic, in a desperate attempt to get three patients sickened by hantavirus flown out for treatment.
The outbreak has already claimed three lives and sickened at least seven people.
On Tuesday, three patients were flown to Europe for treatment. A fourth passenger, who was also infected, remains in South Africa in a critical condition.
Passengers are mostly
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