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A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius Cruise
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A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius Cruise

The New Yorker · May 12, 2026, 5:57 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

He was somewhere in the South Atlantic when a friend texted him about an outbreak on a cruise: “Please tell me you’re not on this ship.”

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