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British paratroopers land on Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

Tristan da Cunha, where they live, with a suspected case of hantavirus. Six paratroopers, a Royal Air Force (RAF) consultant and an army nurse from 16 Air Assault Brigade were parachuted to the island, which

Worldwide race to trace passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

hantavirus was reported on 4 May, with four remaining there. One patient is on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April. Two other British men have confirmed

Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirus

hantaviruses do not pass from person to person, but the Andes strain, identified in a number of people who had been on the Dutch cruise ship, does. The British man who lives on Tristan da

Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says

Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April. Two other British men have confirmed cases - one remains in a stable condition in the Netherlands after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday, while