Third British national suspected of hantavirus in MV Hondius outbreak
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Updated · BBC.com · May 8
Third British national suspected of hantavirus in MV Hondius outbreak
15 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 8
The patient is on Tristan da Cunha, while two other Britons are confirmed cases, one stable in the Netherlands and one in intensive care in South Africa.
Five cases have been confirmed overall, including one of three passenger deaths, and a chartered plane will meet the ship in the Canary Islands to return remaining British passengers and crew.
Britons returning to the UK are expected to isolate, contact tracing is under way internationally, and the WHO says the public risk is low despite possible close-contact transmission.
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