Cabo Verde confirms Andes virus in 2 evacuees from hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius; vessel barred from docking in Praia.
Cabo Verde's health ministry confirmed on Friday that two of three patients evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship tested positive for Andes virus, a type of hantavirus. The ship was not allowed to dock in Praia from May 3-6, and genomic sequencing is underway.
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