Cruise ship PASSENGER may have boarded already infected with deadly rat virus that quickly spread to others, infecting ship doctor and killing one, with 147 still stranded on board

Cruise ship PASSENGER may have boarded already infected with deadly rat virus that quickly spread to others, infecting ship doctor and killing one, with 147 still stranded on boardREAD MORE: Symptoms of rat-borne hantavirus to watch out for revealedBy LUKE ANDREWS, U.S. SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT Published: 14:23, 5 May 2026 | Updated: 18:45, 5 May 2026 e-mail 46 View comments