Two cases of hantavirus which spreads human-to-human linked to ship, South Africa says

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JOHANNESBURG, May 6 (Reuters) - South Africa has identified the Andes strain ​of hantavirus, which spreads human-to-human, in two ‌people who came off a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of the disease, the health minister's presentation ​to parliament showed on Wednesday. The ship, the ​MV Hondius, was preparing to travel from ⁠Cape Verde towards Europe on Wednesday after ​the Spanish government gave permission for it ​to dock in the Canary Islands. The presentation seen by Reuters said tests done