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UN provides update on hantavirus outbreak that killed 3 aboard cruise ship

An outbreak of the rare rodent-borne hantavirus aboard a cruise ship has infected eight passengers, three of whom have died. The ship departed from Argentina and is en route to the Canary Islands.

Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, gave an update on the situation during a briefing on Thursday.

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