Evacuations Planned as Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak Traps 150 on Ship Off Cape Verde

GENEVA, May 4 (Reuters) – Medics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, officials said.

Around 150 people were still stuck on the vessel after three people – a Dutch couple and a German national – died, and others fell ill, including a Briton who left the vessel and was being treated in South Africa, authorities added.

Hantavirus, which can cause fatal respiratory illness, can be spread when particles