Two cases of hantavirus have been confirmed after three people died and another was left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak onboard a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
A Dutch husband and wife and a German passenger died, with the Dutch woman testing positive for the virus, the MV Hondius ship's operator Oceanwide Expeditions said.
The rare virus was also confirmed in a 69-year-old British national who was evacuated to a hospital in South Africa for intensive care.
Two crew members - one British and one Dutch - with unconfirmed cases and a close contact of the German national are due to be evacuated from the ship, which is currently anchored near Cape Verde, off Africa's west coast.
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