Pakistan, May 11 -- Health officials have confirmed that an American national and a French woman evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, as international efforts to repatriate passengers and crew continue.

The cases were identified after passengers were removed from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to a deadly outbreak of the Andes virus strain of hantavirus. The vessel is currently anchored near Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands.

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French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said one of five French passengers repatriated to Paris and placed in isolation began feeling unwell on Sunday night before testing ...