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More than 140 passengers and crew members started disembarking hours later while health officials worked to prevent any possible spread of the rare Andes strain of hantavirus.

Health officials said the strain connected to the MV Hondius outbreak is the Andes virus — a rare form capable of spreading between humans and carrying a mortality rate of ...

The virus is typically transmitted through inhalation of particles from rodent droppings or urine.