Third British person hit by deadly rat virus on world’s remotest island as race for vaccine begins

0 May 8, 2026 09:12

A rat virus cruise passenger visited a school on the world’s most remote island, risking carrying the deadly disease to the tiny territory.

It comes as a suspected case of hantavirus on Tristan da Cunha was revealed by the UK Health Security Agency.

The suspected case is a British national, but authorities would not confirm if it was a passenger who had disembarked the ship, or an island local who had come into contact with the cruise guests.

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