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Hantavirus outbreak sickens 11, three dead; French patient on artificial lung

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A French woman infected with hantavirus is critically ill and receiving treatment with an artificial lung. This case is part of an outbreak that has affected 11 people, with nine confirmed cases and three deaths, including a Dutch couple believed to be the first exposed. The artificial lung is a life-support device intended to give her lungs and heart time to recover from the severe symptoms of the disease. AI

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Hantavirus outbreak sickens 11, three dead; French patient on artificial lung

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    French hantavirus patient critically ill, put on an artificial lung

    A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said on Tuesday. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, nine of …

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