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Brits from deadly rat virus cruise ship all going to same UK area to isolate
British passengers and staff from the MV Hondius hit with an outbreak of hantavirus will be brought to isolate in Merseyside when they return to the UK
Hantavirus in United Kingdom
May 2026
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Liam Thorp; Christopher Mallett
- Suspected
Malay Mail
Uk·What to know about Tristan da Cunha, one of the world’s most remote islands with a suspected hantavirus case
LONDON, May 9 — The UK health security agency said yesterday a new suspected case of hantavirus was identified in a British national on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da...
Kirstie McCrum; Joe Smith
Uk·22 Britons on hantavirus cruise ship set for UK repatriation
The MV Hondius cruise ship, which was struck by a hantavirus outbreak, is on track to dock in Tenerife on Sunday, with 22 British nationals on board expected to fly back to the UK the same day
Jane Kirby
Uk·Hantavirus outbreak: Government hopes to fly 22 Britons back to UK on Sunday
The majority of Britons returning are expected to self-isolate at home.
- Confirmed
Brooke Davies; Brooke-Davies; Noora Mykkanen; Ryan Prosser; Elizabeth-Mcallister; Luke Alsford; Barney Davis
Uk·Confirmed hantavirus cases rise with contacts ordered to isolate in hotel rooms
The number of confirmed Hantavirus cases has risen to six as the 22 Brits stuck on the ship prepare to be flown back to the UK.
Simon Calder; Adam Withnall; Harriette Boucher; Maryam Zakir-Hussain
Uk·Hantavirus latest: 22 Britons on board cruise ship hit by outbreak could be flown back to UK on Sunday
The British passengers will have to self-isolate for 45 days
- Death reported
ECDC
United Kingdom·Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak: ECDC response activated
'Many uncertainties still remain with this hantavirus outbreak and it is important that we take a precautionary approach at this point in time to reduce the likelihood of further transmission. An ECDC expert is on the ship to gain more insights and inform public health action', says Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner. The virus has been identified as Andes hantavirus, the only hantavirus which can be transmitted person-to-person, typically requiring close and prolonged contact. Measures are already in place
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