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

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

The crew member is understood to be experiencing acute respiratory symptoms

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

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

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

Five cases have been confirmed in the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise

More than a dozen countries have been linked to the hantavirus outbreak, as the WHO confirms five cases of the disease. Alex Croft reports

The British passengers will have to self-isolate for 45 days

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Spain prior to the arrival of the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Some 22 British passengers and crew on board the MV Hondius ship are expected to reach Tenerife

The British national had been on board the cruise ship MV Hondius that is now being evacuated off Tenerife

The British passengers will have to self-isolate for 45 days