passengers

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Hantavirus is suspected of spreading aboard a luxury cruise ship, killing three passengers and sparking new concerns as a once obscure disease, with an extraordinarily high death rate, rises amid changing climate conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Cruise ships regularly dock in Greenock, but a common complaint we hear is that the passengers get straight onto buses for Glasgow or Edinburgh.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Three passengers who were cruising the Atlantic Ocean on the MV Hondius have died, with one other person on the trip now in hospital with hantavirus, and two crew ill.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The virus’s up-to-eight-week incubation period means that passengers and crew could face monitoring for weeks after leaving the ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The bus ride down Arlington Avenue was extremely short, so Jake amused himself by silently factoring percentages for passengers versus bus capacity and average number of potholes per city block.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein