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Investigations Begin After Suspected Outbreak of Rare Hantavirus Kills 3 People


CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa's Department of Health said Sunday.

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