Hantavirus | Contact tracing has identified 62 individuals

Some South African health experts have warned against panicking - following the recent detection of Hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. At least three people - who were onboard - have died while one remains in a serious condition at a Johannesburg Hospital. According to the Department of health - contact tracing has identified sixty two individuals as possible contacts with the infected person. It says forty-two individuals have been traced and monitored.

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