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The Antarctic Voyage at the Centre of a Rare Hantavirus Investigation

A month-long expedition through Antarctica and the South Atlantic, which was marketed as an intimate encounter with glaciers, seabirds and some of the planet’s last wild frontiers, is now at the centre of an unfolding hantavirus cluster that has left three people dead, several others ill and health authorities across multiple continents scrambling to trace passengers.
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The Antarctic Voyage at the Centre of a Rare Hantavirus Investigation

The 88 passengers who boarded the MV Hondius in southern Argentina at the start of April had envisioned a trip of a lifetime. The Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship had set...