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2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus

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A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.

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  1. Passengers are evacuated from cruise ship tied to hantavirus outbreak

    Headline from The Boston Globe ·

  2. Newest

    2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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  1. FOX 5 New York

    Hantavirus latest: Americans disembark cruise and head home for quarantine (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, including Americans, disembarked in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday

  2. The Boston Globe

    Passengers are evacuated from cruise ship tied to hantavirus outbreak (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Passengers and crew from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were evacuated Sunday after the vessel anchored off Spain's Canary Islands. Global health officials have sought to calm fears about the passengers' return to their home countries by vowing to closely monitor any signs of dise…

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.

  4. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Hantavirus latest: American evacuated tests positive, 2 passengers relocated to Atlanta (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    As the group of 18 American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship return to the U.S., one tested positive for the virus overseas and two others have been relocated to Atlanta.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or

  6. NBC10 Philadelphia

    American passenger tests positive for hantavirus as cruise travelers return to U.S. (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The 17 Americans who were aboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Hondius have now arrived home in the United States.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Two passengers test positive for hantavirus as a third shows symptoms after cruise ship evacuation (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.

  8. Alaska Public Media

    U.S. cruise passengers arrive in the U.S. after one tests positive for hantavirus (opens Alaska Public Media)

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    Alaska Public Media's feed description

    One of the 18 Americans tested "mildly" positive for the virus during the U.S. return flight. A French woman has also tested positive — she was was among five French passengers repatriated to Paris.

  9. WHDH Boston

    2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nations around the world on Monday repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and quarantined or isolated them, including

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