A third British national is suspected of having a hantavirus infection in connection with an outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people, government officials have said. The patient is on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, which was visited by the cruise ship in April.
The outbreak occurred on board a holiday cruise ship, and three deaths have been linked to the incident. The British patient is currently on Tristan da Cunha, a UK Overseas Territory, where the ship had made a stop.
The UK Foreign Office issued a statement on the outbreak, saying: “Ministers are in close touch with our Dutch and Spanish counterparts and we have been working with other countries to facilitate the medical evacuations.” The statement confirmed that the government is providing support to the affected UK Overseas Territories.
Further details about the patient’s condition or the timeline of the infection were not immediately available. The hantavirus is typically transmitted through contact with rodent urine, droppings, or saliva, and can cause severe respiratory illness in humans.
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