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KLM flight attendant tested for hantavirus

# A flight attendant for the KLM airline is being tested for the hantavirus after showing mild symptoms and being admitted to hospital in Amsterdam. The Dutch Health Ministry says the woman is undergoing tests after coming into contact with a Dutch woman who was taken off a KLM plane and later died of the virus in South Africa. KLM says the passenger had been briefly on a flight from Johannesburg to the Netherlands but was removed before take-off.  Meanwhile people on the flight are contacted as a precaution.