Associated Press May 23, 2026 • 08:04

How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away - AP News

By Michelle Gumede

How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away - AP News

South African infectious disease expert Lucille Blumberg was part of a team that identified a hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship. On May 1, Blumberg received an urgent email about a passenger evacuated to a Johannesburg hospital with suspected pneumon…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1, while the country was celebrating the Labor Day holiday, an urgent messa… [+4902 chars]

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