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Hantavirus ship evacuated

All passengers have now been evacuated from the MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak. Get a free worksheet at bbclearningenglish.com

All passengers have now left the Dutch cruise ship, MV Hondius after a voyage that lead to the death of three passengers from hantavirus. The virus is usually found in rats. One passenger is thought to have caught the virus while birdwatching in Ushuaia, Argentina, where the ship's journey began.

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