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Flight attendant hospitalised after coming into contact with woman who died of hantavirus
- A KLM flight attendant was hospitalised after contact with a woman who died from hantavirus.
- Officials are tracing all passengers who were on the flight linked to the infected passenger.
- The outbreak is linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship and multiple travel stages.
- Three passengers have died in connection with the outbreak, with further cases confirmed or suspected in multiple countries.
- World Health Organization has noted the Andes variant may spread between humans in this setting.
- European authorities are coordinating cross-border contact tracing as the ship docks in Tenerife.
- British and Dutch travellers face isolation and monitoring after exposure.
- The outbreak timeline shows cases traced back to a bird-watching expedition at a landfill site.
- Authorities are urging anyone with symptoms to seek medical help promptly.
- The ship docked in the Canary Islands after a series of evasive movements during the outbreak.
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