Dutch virologist: “Chance of human-to-human infection is small”, incubation period can be up to 2 months

A deadly virus outbreak has been detected on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Two Dutch people and a German have now died. There are also two Belgians on board the ship. The cause is the dangerous hantavirus that people can contract through contact with mice or rats. It now also appears to be transmissible from person to person. Follow all updates in our live blog.

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