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An outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the Dutch expedition ship MV Hondius has killed three passengers, sickened at least 11, and triggered quarantine operations across six countries. Canada confirmed its first positive case on May 17, while France's Pasteur Institute sequenced the virus and found 97% similarity to known South American strains — but questions remain about person-to-person transmission aboard the vessel and a three-week gap between the first death and public confirmation of the pathogen.