Inside the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak ^15.2%

AP News - By CHINEDU ASADU, ANNIE RISEMBERG - 5/5/2026, 11:53 AM

Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship in a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and medical teams in protective gear as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for help off West Africa. Three passengers have died and at least four people have been sick in what health officials say is... more