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Three passengers from the MV Hondius — a Dutch couple and a German woman — have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents.

The MV Hondius, carrying 150 people, is expected to reach Tenerife on Saturday, where it will dock despite protests from the local government.

South Africa confirmed that it identified among the victims a strain of the virus that can — in rare cases — spread among humans.

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