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May 14, 2026
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Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health
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The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Hondius is seen at anchor after arriving at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health
Published: May 14, 2026 4.29pm EDT
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In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of. Her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died a week later of heart disease. The pathogen that killed her was hantavirus, almost certa…
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