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Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk?

Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk?

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Madeleine Finlay talks to Prof Jonathan Ball from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to find out more about the virus behind the outbreak on a luxury cruise ship

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Three people have died after an outbreak of hantavirus onboard a
cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. The World
Health Organization says a total of seven cases – two confirmed by
laboratory testing and five suspected – have been identified on the
cruise ship so far. It is also investigating whether rare
human-to-human transmission of the virus could be behind the cases.
Madeleine Finlay talks to Prof Jonathan Ball from Liverpool School
of Tropical Medicine to find out where the virus comes from, how it
is transmitted to humans, and what health agencies will be doing to
try to contain it. Help support our independent journalism at
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