May 4 (UPI) -- Officials in Cape Verde have not allowed a cruise ship with a possible hantavirus outbreak to dock at the island nation after three passengers died.
The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius was anchored off the coast of Praia, Cape Verde, on Monday. Health officials in the country, though, said they wouldn't permit the ship to dock there "with the aim of protecting national public health," The Guardian reported.
Cape Verdean authorities said they were in touch with Dutch and British officials about the ship.
"This coordination has enabled a swift, safe and technically appropriate response, ensuring the clinical monitoring of patients and the preparation of all necessary precautionary measures, including a possible medical evacuation by air via air ambulance for patients under observation," they said.
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