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Apparent hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship, sickens at least 3 more, health officials say

A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, according to health officials and the cruise operator. The ship was waiting for help Monday near Cape Verde, an island nation off Africa's west coast, but local officials had not allowed anyone to disembark, the operator said. 

Apparent hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship, sickens at least 3 more, health officials say

A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, according to health officials and the cruise operator. The ship was waiting for help Monday near Cape Verde, an island nation off Africa's west coast, but local officials had not allowed anyone to disembark, the operator said. 

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