Two British nationals confirmed with hantavirus on South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, UK Health Security Agency says. A third case is suspected; cruise ship passengers monitored.
Two British nationals have been confirmed to have contracted hantavirus, with a third suspected, on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday. None of the British citizens on the cruise ship MV Hondius are currently symptomatic but are being monitored.
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