Could hantavirus spread on a cruise ship? Experts weigh risks after deadly outbreak

A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic has raised new questions about how the rare, rodent-borne disease may have spread.

The outbreak has left at least three people dead with five additional suspected cases, as the World Health Organization investigates.

Although hantavirus is usually transmitted through contact with infected rodent droppings, experts say the close quarters of the vessel could have amplified the risk.

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