The phrase “deadly rodent virus” is a media shorthand most often used to describe viruses carried by rodents that can infect humans, with hantaviruses being the most likely culprit in maritime incidents.
Health authorities scrambled on Tuesday to secure a port for a cruise ship off the West African coast, where passengers were isolating following a hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people.
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