WHO warns 12 countries about hantavirus
Public health editor
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Something unsettling is happening on a cruise ship. It sailed across the South Atlantic. One big question still hangs in the air.
A rare health crisis is unfolding. Dozens of countries are now on alert. What started with a few fevers is now serious.
Hantavirus is confirmed. There are other suspected infections. Several people have died.
That ship carried fewer than 150 people. It passed through Antarctica and remote islands. These alerts came only after he concern grew.
Now, health authorities are watching close. They track where the virus came from. They watch passenger travel every.
Experts say your overall risk remains very small. But this event is a sharp warning.
In modern travel, a threat spreads fast.