Sydney, May 15, 2026 (AFP) - Passenger from hantavirus cruise quarantines on remote Pitcairn Island

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A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty. The woman, a US citizen, journeyed halfway across the globe to reach remote Pitcairn Island after disembarking the cruise ship in Saint Helena, authorities said. "We can confirm that someone who had contact with a hantavirus-exposed individual is curren......

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