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French Hantavirus Patient Critical Amid Cruise Outbreak

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French woman infected with Andes hantavirus is critically ill in Paris, using an artificial lung, as outbreak reaches 11 cases linked to MV Hondius cruise. Three deaths reported, including Dutch couple who died post-disembarkation. WHO confirms nine confirmed cases, two probable, with long incubation period prompting six-week quarantine for passengers. European CDC highlights risk of secondary transmission from ship’s close quarters. US health officials monitor 18 Americans from cruise, one testing negative, 16 asymptomatic. MV Hondius crew quarantined in Spain; Andes subtype’s human transmissibility raises concerns.