Event Brief
Two die in respiratory illness outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
Filed: May 03, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
Summary: Two people died after a respiratory illness outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship, with hantavirus detected in a patient.
WHO: Cruise ship medical staff
WHAT: Testing confirmed hantavirus in a patient during a respiratory illness outbreak on a cruise ship
WHEN: May 03, 2026 at 1:11 PM ET
WHERE: Atlantic Ocean
WHY: No motive has been reported.
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