Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said plans are being made for the ‘safe onward travel’ of Britons on the ship

Further three people taken ill, including 69-year-old Briton reported to be in intensive care in South Africa

The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship so far

A passenger trapped on board a cruise ship off the coast of West Africa has issued an emotional plea as medics worked to evacuate people showing symptoms of the deadly hantavirus,…

There are 149 people aboard the MV Hondius ship where the outbreak occurred, officials said

Three passengers have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus ripped through an Atlantic Ocean cruise ship, the MV Hondius. Hantavirus infections, which are usually spread…

Briton to be evacuated from MV Hondius with Dutch colleague, after both began suffering respiratory symptoms

The crew member is understood to be experiencing acute respiratory symptoms

A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean as…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said plans are being made for the ‘safe onward travel’ of Britons on the ship

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship MV Hondius so far

A passenger stuck on a cruise ship at the center of a virus outbreak says that the atmosphere on board the vessel is “relatively good.” Helene Goessaert was positive about the…

Leader of Canary Islands government says healthy passengers could leave ship in Cape Verde; Briton, Dutch and German evacuated

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the situation is "very serious and deeply stressful" for those involved.

Three people have died and several others have been medically evacuated after the outbreak of a deadly hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian…

The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening

Pair left MV Hondius before outbreak was detected and are not reporting symptoms, according to UK Health Security Agency

Eight suspected cases of hantavirus have been linked to the boat, which sailed from southern Argentina

WHO warns the number of cases could rise due to the long incubation period of the virus, but said the overall public health risk was low

Man, 69, is in intensive care in Johannesburg, while expedition guide Martin Anstee, 56, receiving care in Netherlands