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COUNTRY PROFILE / VERIFIED SOURCE SET
[ EUROPE ]
UPDATED 2026-05-10
SOURCE WHO/ECDC/CDC/PHAC/ARG BEN
COUNTRY DOSSIER

United Kingdom
HANTAVIRUS PROFILE

The UK reports 2 confirmed hantavirus cases tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship cluster (Andes virus), with no deaths in the UK line. Suspected/probable reports in Tristan da Cunha and Saint Helena are tracked here as UK/territory follow-up context rather than separate confirmed country rows. UKHSA is actively tracing contacts and advising isolation/monitoring for returning British passengers and crew. No community transmission detected.

EUROPE UPDATED 2026-05-10
CONFIRMED CASES
2
CURRENT TABLE TOTAL
DEATHS
0
CURRENT TABLE TOTAL
DEATH RATE
0.0%
DEATHS / CASES
CASE TYPE
Cruise ship imported (Andes virus)
KEY DETAILS

Cruise cluster; contact tracing and isolation guidance active for returning passengers and crew. Suspected/probable reports in Tristan da Cunha and Saint Helena are noted as UK/territory follow-up, not separate confirmed rows.

SOURCE NOTES

UKHSA + WHO + Reuters

TERRITORY WATCH

A suspected case in Tristan da Cunha and earlier Saint Helena-related probable reporting are handled as UK/territory follow-up rather than separate confirmed country rows. These entries are kept out of the confirmed case table unless laboratory confirmation changes the reporting status.