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- 1Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship▼3 dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship: What to know
Three people have died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, according to ABC News. Health officials are investigating how the virus, which is typically spread by rodents, may have contaminated the vessel. The report raises questions about sanitary conditions onboard, screening procedures before departure, and whether other passengers or crew were exposed during the voyage.
- 2Cruise Stocks Fall on Hantavirus Outbreak Travel Fears●RCL, NCLH, CCL: Cruise Stocks Get Hit As Rare Hantavirus Outbreak Sparks Travel Fears
Shares of Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival came under pressure as news of a rare hantavirus outbreak raised fears of a slowdown in travel bookings. Investors are watching whether the report of the uncommon rodent-borne disease will dent consumer confidence in cruises and other leisure travel, though no major itinerary cancellations have been reported so far.
- 3Hantavirus risk overblown, doctors say, as telemedicine fraud sentences land▼Physicians say hantavirus headlines outpace actual risk; three sentenced in Moscow-based $2B telemedicine fraud; 1 in 10 surgeons leave the profession within 8 years – Morning Medical Update
Physicians are pushing back on hantavirus coverage, arguing news headlines have exaggerated the actual risk to the public. In other medical news, three people have been sentenced in a Moscow-based telemedicine fraud scheme worth roughly $2 billion, and new figures show one in ten surgeons leave the profession within eight years. The stories are circulating in a medical news roundup.