Fourth King County resident possibly connected to hantavirus outbreak, health officials say

Public health officials in King County say a fourth person is being monitored for the Andes-type hantavirus linked to the outbreak from the MV Hondius cruise ship.

The person was not aboard the ship but rather on the same flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam that contained an ill passenger, a release said.

Officials say the ill passenger was removed from the flight before takeoff and the King County resident was not seated near them…

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