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Hantavirus: WHO suspects human-to-human transmission after cruise outbreak

Hantavirus has long been seen as a rodent-borne threat. But emerging evidence that some strains may pass between humans is prompting fresh concern among health experts. After the suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off the coast of West Africa that led to the death of three people and four others critically ill, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that it suspects some rare human-to-human transm... [6164 chars]

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