Outbreak aboard ship highlights importance of global preparedness
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The World Health Organization has warned of the spread of hantavirus following an outbreak aboard passenger ship MV Hondius.
The organization's Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on countries to prepare and be ready to confront hantavirus and its emerging strains.
Hantavirus is considered a dangerous virus transmitted by rodents and has caused serious respiratory diseases.