South Africa’s health authorities identify the Andes strain of hantavirus in two passengers linked to a cruise ship outbreak, according to reporting from Canadian outlets. The cruise ship is the focus of an outbreak investigation involving multiple patients. The Globe and Mail reports that three patients are evacuated from the cruise ship as part of the response. Both sources say South African officials have confirmed the specific virus strain in two of the passengers, indicating that the infection detected is consistent with the Andes strain rather than another hantavirus type. The reports describe the findings as part of a wider effort to track cases, assess exposure among people on board, and determine how the infections occurred. Details on the passengers’ nationalities, symptoms, timing, and the precise number of additional affected individuals are not provided in the excerpts available here. The information presented emphasizes the identification of the virus strain in two passengers and the evacuation of patients from the ship during the outbreak response.