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Illinois Probes Potential Hantavirus Case Tied to Rodent Droppings
The resident had mild symptoms and did not need hospitalization; Illinois has recorded seven hantavirus cases since surveillance began in 1993.
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Portland Plans Alerts for Cruise Ship Outbreaks
Portland expects more than eighty cruise dockings from May twenty-second through early November, with notices planned through city channels and Portland Downtown.
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Priority-Line Fight on Carnival Spirit Leads to Federal Citations
Carnival staff intervened in front of several bystanders, and court summaries said investigators reviewed surveillance footage before citations were issued.
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France Confirms Hantavirus Case in MV Hondius Passenger
France's Pasteur Institute found the Andes virus matched known South American viruses, with no evidence so far of changes making it more transmissible or dangerous.
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Norovirus Sickens 115 on Caribbean Princess Voyage
The affected sailing skipped Nassau because of the outbreak; Princess did not announce itinerary changes for the next six-night Eastern Caribbean cruise.
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Georgia Monitors Two Residents After Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak
The 107.6-meter Hondius departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on April 1; the World Health Organization confirmed the cluster on May 4 after illnesses and deaths tied to the voyage.
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Spain Takes In Hantavirus-Hit Hondius After Cape Verde Ruled Out
Oceanwide said 122 people were repatriated from Tenerife, with passengers grouped by nationality and taken ashore only when their evacuation flights were ready.
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Coast Guard Evacuates Queen Elizabeth Passenger Near Shelter Cove
Queen Elizabeth’s crew requested help at eight fourteen in the morning; after a duty flight surgeon recommended evacuation, an MH-65 launched from Humboldt Bay.
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Iowa Passenger Surrenders in Carnival Sunrise Teen Assault Case
The ship had left PortMiami on March 16 for a five-night Western Caribbean cruise, and the incident did not change the itinerary or delay debarkation.
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NCL Passenger Dies While Snorkeling at Great Stirrup Cay
His son had entered the water with him around 2 p.m. and later found him unresponsive without a mask; a local doctor confirmed the death shortly after 3 p.m.
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Dutch Authorities Lead Hondius Evacuations After Hantavirus Outbreak
About 30 guests disembarked from the Hondius at St. Helena before hantavirus was identified, widening contact tracing across several countries.
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Hantavirus Outbreak on Hondius Kills Three After Atlantic Voyage
Public-health updates cited 11 confirmed cases, including nine Andes-strain infections, as WHO examined possible spread among people who shared cabins.