# An American and a French national have tested positive for the hanta virus after returning home after leaving a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the virus. The US Health Department says a second American national on the repatriation flight had also shown mild symptoms. French authorities say a woman was isolating in Paris and her health was deteriorating, with 22 contact cases traced. Three passengers have died after travelling on the MV Hondius. Two of them are confirmed to have had the virus.
US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship