U.S. monitoring hantavirus cruise passengers; dozens left ship after 1st death

The United States was among the countries on Thursday urgently tracking dozens of passengers who traveled on the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak

The United States was among the countries on Thursday urgently tracking dozens of passengers who traveled on the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

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The luxury cruise has fueled a growing international infectious disease response, after an outbreak believed to have started following a birdwatching expedition led to the deaths of three people. There have been five confirmed cases and three suspected infections, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

One of the suspected cases apparently involves a woman who had not been a passenger on the ship.