May 5 - Three people have died in an outbreak of hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship, with another five confirmed or suspected cases. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a Netherlands-based cruise ship has left three people dead and three others ill on the Atlantic. The incident has renewed focus on how rodent-borne virus particles can spread indoors during routine cleaning.

While rare, the disease can be transmitted to humans through inhalation of airborne particles from dried rodent droppings.