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UK identifies third suspected hantavirus case linked to cruise ship
The UK government has confirmed a third suspected case of hantavirus infection among British nationals. This follows an outbreak on a cruise ship and additional cases on a remote island. (sources: cbsnews, reuters, aljazeera, theguardian, bbc)
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Health officials in the UK are investigating a third suspected hantavirus case connected to a cruise ship outbreak. Contact tracing efforts are ongoing.
- Two British nationals were confirmed to have hantavirus infections linked to a cruise ship.
- A third suspected case has been identified on Tristan da Cunha island.
- Health officials are conducting contact tracing in response to the outbreak.
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cbsnewsTrump reacts to hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship as U.K. identifies new suspected casereutersNew hantavirus case suspected on remote island as contact tracing continuesaljazeeraUK identifies new suspected hantavirus case on remote islandtheguardianThird Briton has suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship outbreak