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May 7, 2026 / 2:13 PM EDT / CBS News

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Health officials around the world are continuing to monitor a deadly hantavirus outbreak tied to a Dutch-flagged cruise ship currently headed toward Spain's Canary Islands. So far, eight cases have been confirmed or suspected, and three of those people have died.

Hantaviruses are a family of rare viruses usually passed to humans through contact with contaminated rodent waste or saliva. They often present with symptoms of pulmonary and respiratory distress that can be severe, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…