An outbreak of "severe acute respiratory illness" on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left at least two people dead, with a third in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa's health ministry told AFP on Sunday.
The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde.
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