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⚡Who Is Leo Schilperoord, the ‘Patient Zero’ of Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship?

By Team Latestly

Dutch ornithologists Leo Schilperoord identified as 'patient zero' died from the rare Andes hantavirus strain after visiting an Argentine landfill to spot a rare bird. Leo died aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, while his wife, Mirjam, passed away shortly after in South Africa. Authorities are now tracing passengers to contain the human-to-human transmission threat.

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