On May 2, 2026, a group of passengers aboard a cruise ship bound for Tenerife were reported to the World Health Organization suffering from a severe respiratory illness. This has since been confirmed as a rare outbreak of the Hantavirus.
Since then, eight cases of Hantavirus have been recorded on board, with three people confirmed dead. But what exactly is this rare illness, and how does it spread? This report breaks down the facts behind the outbreak and the current risk to Australians at home.
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