Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says

Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHugh Pym,Health editorandTabby WilsonReutersA third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said.The patient is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April.Two other British men have confirmed cases - one remains in a stable condition in the Netherlands after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday, while the other remains in intensive care after being flown to South Africa last month.five cases of hantavirus have been confirmed, including one of the three passengers on the cruise who died.The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands at the weekend, where the government has confirmed it will be met by a chartered plane to fly the remaining British passengers and crew on the cruise ship back to the UK.Although none of the remaining Britons are currently displaying symptoms, they will be asked to isolate upon their return home.British national Martin Anstee, a 56-year-old retired police officer and an expedition guide on board the MV Hondius, was evacuated to the Netherlands on Wednesday alongside a 41-year-old Dutch crew member and a 65-year-old German. He remains in a stable condition and told the BBC that he was "fine".Another British passenger, 69, has a confirmed case and was medically evacuated to South Africa at the end of April.He remains in intensive care and has been said by officials to be "doing better".Britons on hantavirus cruise ship face 45 days of self-isolationWhat is hantavirus and how does it spread? Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at islandTwo other British nationals are already self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure. They are doing so voluntarily and do not have any symptoms. They were part of a group of 30 pe...