WHO confirms 12 hantavirus cases after new positive in the Netherlands

WHO has confirmed a new hantavirus case linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, in a crew member who left the vessel in Tenerife and was repatriated to the Netherlands, raising the total to 12 infections.

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WHO confirms 12 hantavirus cases after new positive in the Netherlands

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