Hantavirus outbreak live: Flight attendent hospitalised as cases rise
Some 19 British nationals were listed as passengers on the MV Hondius, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde , with four British crew members.
A Dutch flight attendent who came into contact with a woman who died of hantavirus has now been taken to hospital. The individual was a flight attendant at Dutch airline KLM, who had been in contact with a woman who was taken off the flight and later died in a hospital in Johannesburg.
The infected victim, part of a Dutch couple, both aged 69 – may have contracted it during a bird-watching outing in Ushuaia, the southermost city in the world in Argentina. The couple visited a landfill site during the trip where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the infection.
British passengers on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship will be asked to self-isolate in the UK for 45 days on their return. Live Feed Sort: Newest first Oldest first May 7, 2026 9:26 am Welcome to the Metro’s coverage of hantavirus as people fall ill all over Europe Barney Davis Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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