Hantavirus in United Kingdom

Overview

United Kingdom is in the Europe hantavirus context. The country has documented circulation of SEOV (Seoul virus).

UKHSA monitors Seoul virus, with documented pet-rat-associated cases.

Reservoir species

• Rattus norvegicus

Endemic strains

Signal trend — last 30 days

Recent signals — United Kingdom

24 recent items, latest first. Click through to the original publisher.

1. GNEWS-EN-GB · 47m ago ·GB · en
   WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents ahead of hantavirus cruise ship arrival - BBC
   WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents ahead of hantavirus cruise ship arrival BBC
2. GNEWS-EN-GB · 1h ago ·GB · en
   Brits on Hantavirus death ship being sent to Merseyside to isolate - Liverpool Echo
   Brits on Hantavirus death ship being sent to Merseyside to isolate Liverpool Echo
3. GNEWS-EN-GB · 1h ago ·GB · en
   Hantavirus cases rise to six - The Telegraph
   Hantavirus cases rise to six The Telegraph
4. GNEWS-EN-GB · 7h ago ·GB · en
   Hantavirus LIVE: Hantavirus 'patient zero' who was first to die on cruise ship named and pictured - Metro.co.uk
   Hantavirus LIVE: Hantavirus 'patient zero' who was first to die on cruise ship named and pictured Metro.co.uk
5. GNEWS-EN-GB · 10h ago ·GB · en
   Hantavirus figures updated - as cruise ship at centre of outbreak nears the Canary Islands - Sky News
   Hantavirus figures updated - as cruise ship at centre of outbreak nears the Canary Islands Sky News
6. GNEWS-EN-GB · 14h ago ·GB · en
   Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches - BBC
   Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches BBC Hantavirus cruise ship: race to trace passengers who disembarked before outbreak BBC Trump speaks out on Hantavirus outbreak as cruise ship heads for Canary Islands The Independent
7. GNEWS-EN-GB · 14h ago ·GB · en
   Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches - BBC
   Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches BBC
8. GNEWS-EN-GB · 19h ago ·GB · en
   What is hantavirus – and how worried should we be? - Sky News
   What is hantavirus – and how worried should we be? Sky News
9. GNEWS-EN-GB · 20h ago ·GB · en
   Britons on virus-hit cruise ship will be tested before charter flight back to UK - BBC
   Britons on virus-hit cruise ship will be tested before charter flight back to UK BBC
10. GNEWS-EN-GB · 1d ago ·GB · en
    Rapid reaction: Should I be worried about hantavirus? - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    Rapid reaction: Should I be worried about hantavirus? The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
11. GNEWS-EN-GB · 1d ago ·GB · en
    Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak - NaTHNaC
    Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak NaTHNaC
12. GNEWS-EN-GB · 1d ago ·GB · en
    Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says - UN News
    Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says UN News
13. GNEWS-EN-GB · 2d ago ·GB · en
    Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says - BBC
    Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says BBC
14. GNEWS-EN-GB · 2d ago ·GB · en
    Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Canary Islands after three evacuated - BBC
    Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Canary Islands after three evacuated BBC
15. GNEWS-EN-GB · 2d ago ·GB · en
    How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified - AP News
    How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified AP News
16. GNEWS-EN-GB · 2d ago ·GB · en
    UKHSA update on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak - GOV.UK
    UKHSA update on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak GOV.UK
17. GNEWS-EN-GB · 3d ago ·GB · en
    Foreign Secretary's statement: Hantavirus outbreak, 6 May 2026 - GOV.UK
    Foreign Secretary's statement: Hantavirus outbreak, 6 May 2026 GOV.UK
18. GNEWS-EN-GB · 3d ago ·GB · en
    Hantavirus Patients Land in Amsterdam With More Cruise Ship Evacuations Planned - The New York Times
    Hantavirus Patients Land in Amsterdam With More Cruise Ship Evacuations Planned The New York Times
19. GNEWS-EN-GB · 3d ago ·GB · en
    Cruise ship hantavirus latest: Number of confirmed rat virus cases increases as cruise ship approaches Spain - Sky News
    Cruise ship hantavirus latest: Number of confirmed rat virus cases increases as cruise ship approaches Spain Sky News
20. GNEWS-EN-GB · 3d ago ·GB · en
    Statement on Multi-Country Hantavirus Cluster Associated with Cruise Ship Travel - Africa CDC
    Statement on Multi-Country Hantavirus Cluster Associated with Cruise Ship Travel Africa CDC