Hantavirus latest: Health chief warns further cases linked to outbreak on cruise ship are expected At least nine cases have been confirmed The Independent UK · May 12
Hantavirus: Testing ‘well under way’ for cruise Britons isolating at UK hospital Twenty British nationals from the MV Hondius, together with a German who is a UK resident and a Japanese passenger, were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital Evening Standard · May 11
Hantavirus: Cruise Britons isolate as captain praises ‘kindness’ and ‘unity’ In latest developments, the French government said a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus. Evening Standard · May 11
Two Britons evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship ‘improving’ in hospital Man, 69, is in intensive care in Johannesburg, while expedition guide Martin Anstee, 56, receiving care in Netherlands The Guardian - UK · May 7
Hantavirus is giving me Covid flashbacks – so how worried should I be? IN FOCUS : The sight of people in hazmat suits alongside phrases like ‘self-isolation’ dominating the airwaves is bringing back troubling memories for Katie Rosseinsky, who considers whether we should all start stocking up on toilet roll The Independent UK · May 7
Global race under way to trace passengers who left hantavirus ship before outbreak confirmed At least 29 passengers of 12 nationalities left the MV Hondius on 24 April after the first fatality The Guardian - UK · May 7
Health chiefs race to contain hantavirus as two cruise ship passengers forced to self-isolate in UK 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 The Independent UK · May 7
British expedition guide with hantavirus has ‘no idea how long I’ll be in hospital for’ after cruise ship outbreak The expedition guide on board the MV Hondius said he hopes to ‘have a clearer picture’ of his symptoms later this week The Independent UK · May 7
Hantavirus cruise outbreak: Two Britons self-isolate after exposure scare on MV Hondius Two British nationals are self-isolating at home in the UK after possible exposure to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius. The Times of India · May 7
Britons on hantavirus-hit ship to be asked to isolate back in UK for 45 days Two British nationals who left MV Hondius before outbreak was detected are already self-isolating at home, say officials The Guardian - UK · May 7
Hantavirus: British cruise passengers ‘will self-isolate in UK for 45 days’ Some 19 British nationals were listed as passengers on the cruise, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde, with four British crew members. Evening Standard · May 7
Kent meningitis outbreak may have peaked as UKHSA reports slowdown in cases Experts continue to analyse strain of MenB to understand whether it has become more likely to spread or cause disease The Guardian - UK · Mar 20
Meningitis B latest: Cases linked to outbreak fall as infections downgraded but experts call for ‘vigilance’ Experts warned a wave of secondary cases may be yet to come The Independent UK · Mar 20
More than 100 students turned away for meningitis vaccine ‘due to capacity’ The university said the vaccination clinic will reopen on Friday from 9am to 5pm and advised people to be in the queue by 2pm The Independent UK · Mar 19
The Independent UK · Mar 19 Health Secretary promises more meningitis vaccines as number of cases rise to 27 Wes Streeting said the spread of meningitis is not like Covid but he wanted more people to be protected.
The Independent UK · Mar 19 Cases of meningitis expected to rise in ‘unusual outbreak’, health chief says New figures will be released on Thursday morning which are expected to see cases push above 20.
The Independent UK · Mar 19 Meningitis cases in latest outbreak likely to increase, chief scientist warns The number of confirmed meningitis cases in the Kent outbreak is expected to increase, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Professor Robin May, UKHSA's chief scientific officer, confirmed 20 cases so far, with additional cases currently under investigation. The outbreak, linked to a nightclub in Canterbury, has been…
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