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Hantavirus on cruise ship: Dutch passenger identified

Leo Schilperoord, a Dutch ornithologist who died on April 11 aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, is identified as the presumed patient zero of the hantavirus outbreak.

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The man reportedly contracted the virus before visiting a landfill, the suspected source of contamination in the Canary Islands.

Nearly 150 passengers and crew members were evacuated from the vessel for health control measures.

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