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Three dead from suspected outbreak of hantavirus on Atlantic cruise ship

4 May 2026, 09:38 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Three dead from suspected outbreak of hantavirus on Atlantic cruise ship
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

South Africa’s health ministry confirmed that one of the infected patients, now in intensive care in Johannesburg, tested positive for hantavirus — a rare but potentially deadly disease typically spread through contact with infected rodents.