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UK says third British national has suspected hantavirus
Health officials are tracing dozens of passengers as two British men remain in intensive care and a third suspected case is on Tristan da Cunha.
- A British national on Tristan da Cunha is suspected to have hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak.
- The outbreak involved the Andes strain, which can spread through close contact, and has caused three deaths among passengers of various nationalities.
- Health officials from multiple countries are tracing contacts and monitoring passengers, while the World Health Organization states the risk to the general public is low.
- The cruise ship currently has no symptomatic passengers on board and is expected to dock for screening, with affected individuals advised to isolate to prevent further spread.
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Three passengers from the virus-hit ship Hondius visited the school on the island of Tristan da Cunha, according to the isolated volcanic island's own website. A person who had been on
·Stockholm, Sweden
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22 Brits to be tested for hantavirus before being allowed on flight home
Two British men are currently being treated for hantavirus in the Netherlands and Johannesburg, South Africa, while a third British man with symptoms is being cared for on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha
·London, United Kingdom
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