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shēng huó
生活
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cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
disease outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
has resulted in / has caused
yǐ zhì
已致
3 people
3 rén
3人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
，
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
to anchor / to moor
tíngbó
停泊
at / in
zài
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
。

one (measure word for ships)
yī sōu
一艘
carrying / with on board
zài yǒu
载有
147 (measure word for people)
147 míng
147名
passengers / travelers
lǚkè
旅客
and
hé
和
crew members
chuányuán
船员
(possessive particle)
de
的
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
to anchor / to moor
tíngbó
停泊
at / in
zài
在
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
coast / coastline
hǎiàn
海岸
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
，
before this / previously
cǐqián
此前
on board / aboard the ship
chuán shàng
船上
to break out / to erupt (of disease)
bàofā
暴发
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
disease outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
，
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
3 people
3 rén
3人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

May 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to confirm / to verify
quèrèn
确认
，
one (measure word for ships)
yī sōu
一艘
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
on / aboard
shàng
上
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
seven cases
qī lì
七例
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
infection / to be infected
gǎnrǎn
感染
medical case
bìnglì
病例
，
among which / of which
qízhōng
其中
two cases
liǎng lì
两例
through / via (formal)
jīng
经
laboratory
shíyànshì
实验室
to confirm a diagnosis
quèzhěn
确诊
。
as of / up to (a date)
jiézhì
截至
May 4th
5 yuè 4 rì
5月4日
，
there already are / there have already been
yǐ yǒu
已有
three people
sān rén
三人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
，
including
bāokuò
包括
a pair / a couple
yī duì
一对
the Netherlands
Hélán
荷兰
married couple / husband and wife
fūfù
夫妇
as well as / and
yǐjí
以及
one (measure word for people)
yī míng
一名
Germany
Déguó
德国
citizen
gōngmín
公民
。
initially / at first
zuìchū
最初
(possessive particle)
de
的
medical case
bìnglì
病例
is / to be
shì
是
in / at
zài
在
Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
to board a ship
dēng chuán
登船
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
a pair / a couple
yī duì
一对
married couple
fūqī
夫妻
，
authorities
dāngjú
当局
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
they / them
tāmen
他们
is / to be
shì
是
in / at
zài
在
off the ship / ashore
chuán xià
船下
to be infected / infection
gǎnrǎn
感染
(particle)
de
的
。
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
usually / typically
tōngcháng
通常
through / by means of
tōngguò
通过
contact / to come into contact with
jiēchù
接触
infected / contaminated
shòu gǎnrǎn
受感染
rodents
nièchǐ dòngwù
啮齿动物
(possessive particle)
de
的
excretions / bodily waste
páixièwù
排泄物
to spread / transmission
chuánbō
传播
。
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
to arrive at / to reach
dǐdá
抵达
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
capital city
shǒudū
首都
Praia (capital of Cabo Verde)
Pǔlāyǎ
普拉亚
after / following
hòu
后
，
authorities
dāngjú
当局
using / on the grounds of
yǐ
以
public health
gōnggòng wèishēng
公共卫生
on the grounds of / citing as a reason
wéiyóu
为由
to refuse / to deny
jùjué
拒绝
its / their (formal)
qí
其
to dock / to come ashore
kào àn
靠岸
。
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
not yet / has not yet
shàngwèi
尚未
to rule out / to eliminate
páichú
排除
virus
bìngdú
病毒
in / at
zài
在
person / people
rén
人
and / with
yǔ
与
person / people
rén
人
between
zhījiān
之间
to spread / transmission
chuánbō
传播
(possessive particle)
de
的
possibility / likelihood
kěnéngxìng
可能性
。

New Words

yóulún
游轮
cruise ship
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
hantavirus
gǎnrǎn
感染
infection / to be infected
sǐwáng
死亡
death / to die
quèzhěn
确诊
to confirm a diagnosis
nièchǐ dòngwù
啮齿动物
rodents
páixièwù
排泄物
excretions
chuánbō
传播
transmission / to spread
dǐdá
抵达
to arrive at / to reach
jùjué kào àn
拒绝靠岸
to refuse to dock
gōnggòng wèishēng
公共卫生
public health

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Hantavirus Outbreak Kills 3 on Cruise Ship Moored Off Cape Verde

A cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew is moored off Cape Verde after a hantavirus outbreak killed 3 people and left several others ill, with the WHO reporting two laboratory-confirmed cases.

The World Health Organization confirmed that a cruise ship has discovered at least seven cases of hantavirus infection, with two cases confirmed through laboratory testing.

As of May 4th, three people have died, including a Dutch couple and a German citizen.

The initial cases were a couple who boarded in Argentina; authorities believe they were infected off the ship.

Hantavirus is typically transmitted through contact with contaminated rodent excretions and feces.

After the cruise ship arrived at Praia, the capital of Cabo Verde, authorities refused it permission to dock citing public health concerns.

The World Health Organization stated it has not yet ruled out the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the virus.

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sān wèi
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kēxué jiā
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for / because of
yīn
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kāichuàng
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gòngtóng
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作家
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荣获
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2026 nián
2026年
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Prize in Literature
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