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UK says third British national has suspected hantavirus

By Thomson Reuters May 8, 2026 | 1:29 AM

(Fixes typo in first paragraph)

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) – ​Britain’s health ‌security agency said an additional suspected case of ‌hantavirus ​had ⁠been identified ⁠in a British national on the South Atlantic island ​of Tristan da Cunha.

Two ⁠British ⁠nationals have been ​confirmed as cases ​of hantavirus, as ‌part of its monitoring of the deadly ⁠outbreak on a luxury cruise ship, ⁠the ‌UK Health ⁠Security Agency ​said ‌in an update ​on ⁠Friday.

(Reporting by Sarah Young and Shivani Tanna; editing by William ​James)