BBC: The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship carrying passengers from across the world is a situation that authorities say they are taking incredibly seriously.
Three passengers have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago.
Four others have been medically evacuated from the ship for treatment.
A huge operation is in place to trace people potentially exposed to the virus who have already taken flights home to numerous countries, including the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, the US and Switzerland.
Health experts stress the risk to the general public is low. So how worried should we be? » | Michelle Roberts | Digital health editor | Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Thursday, May 07, 2026
Britons on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Face 45 Days of Self-isolation
BBC: British passengers on board a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of hantavirus will likely be asked to self-isolate for 45 days on returning to the country, a UK health official has said.
Prof Robin May, chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, told the BBC that they would probably be asked to self-isolate at home, but that "depends on individual circumstances".
Two Britons are currently self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure and a 56-year-old British man is in a stable condition after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday.
Three people have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago, after the hantavirus outbreak.
Contact tracing is under way in multiple countries for passengers who left the cruise ship before the outbreak was detected - including in the UK, Switzerland and the Netherlands. » | Alex Smith and Hugh Pym, health editor | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Plus d'informations sur le hantavirus en français ici.
Prof Robin May, chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, told the BBC that they would probably be asked to self-isolate at home, but that "depends on individual circumstances".
Two Britons are currently self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure and a 56-year-old British man is in a stable condition after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday.
Three people have died either on board or after travelling on the ship, which set sail from Argentina a month ago, after the hantavirus outbreak.
Contact tracing is under way in multiple countries for passengers who left the cruise ship before the outbreak was detected - including in the UK, Switzerland and the Netherlands. » | Alex Smith and Hugh Pym, health editor | Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Plus d'informations sur le hantavirus en français ici.
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