"The individual came into contact with an infected person on board the MV Hondius, anchored off Cape Verde, but is asymptomatic, the fire service in Düsseldorf told AFP."
"The World Health Organization said earlier that three people -- two crew members and one other person thought to be infected -- were being evacuated from the ship and would be flown to the Netherlands."
"The vessel has been at the centre of an international health scare since Saturday, when the UN's health agency was informed that three passengers had died and the suspected cause was hantavirus."
A person evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is experiencing a hantavirus outbreak, will be transferred to a hospital in Düsseldorf, Germany. The individual was in contact with an infected person but shows no symptoms. The World Health Organization reported that three individuals, including two crew members, are being evacuated due to suspected hantavirus infections. The ship has been linked to an international health scare following the deaths of three passengers, with hantavirus typically spread by infected rodents.
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