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Doctor who helped on hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves isolation
American doctor Stephen Kornfeld, who helped care for sick passengers during the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak, was the only American sent to Nebraska’s high-security biocontainment unit after an inconclusive test result.
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Tenerife locals 'concerned but calm' as hantavirus-hit cruise ship approaches
Residents in southern Tenerife say it is “business as usual” despite concerns over a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak. Officials report no symptomatic cases on board, while tourism activity and bookings remain largely unaffected.
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Canary Islands says cruise ship carrying hantavirus cases cannot dock
The Canary Islands reject the Spanish government's decision to transfer a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak to their territory, as health authorities coordinate a medical evacuation from Cabo Verde. South African authorities have detected the Andean variant, which is contagious between humans.
