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One US citizen tests mildly positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms

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FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Danilson Sequeira/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Danilson Sequeira/File Photo Danilson Sequeira Reuters

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday that out of 17 Americans being repatriated from a hantavirus-struck cruise ship, one has mild symptoms and another has tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes strain of the virus.

(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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This story was originally published May 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM.

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