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Hantavirus in United Kingdom
United Kingdom Hantavirus surveillance: Seoul virus endemic. No active outbreaks currently reported. Live tracking via WHO + UKHSA.
Currently confirmed
0
Deaths
0
CFR
0.0%
Endemic regions
Sporadic Seoul-virus cases linked to pet rats and urban brown-rat populations.
Animal reservoir
Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).
Prevention
Pet-rat hygiene; urban rat control; awareness in occupational rat-handlers.
Recent news from United Kingdom
- UK identifies new suspected hantavirus case on remote island
Health authorities are monitoring a growing hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with a new suspected case identified among a British national on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha.
Al Jazeera English · May 8, 2026
- Third Briton feared to have hantavirus is in rat-infested settlement known as 'world's most remote inhabited island' with just 250 people
A third Brit is feared to be infected with hantavirus on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island with less than 300 residents.
Dailymail.com · May 8, 2026
- Hantavirus outbreak: Third Briton has suspected case, KLM flight attendant tests negative
An additional suspected case of hantavirus has been identified in a British national on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, UK officials said.
The Irish Times · May 8, 2026
- Authorities confirm new suspected case of hantavirus linked to cruise ship outbreak
A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak.
TheJournal.ie · May 8, 2026
- WHO address fears hantavirus outbreak with 40% death rate is ‘start of pandemic’ as another case confirmed
The World Health Organization (WHO) has addressed fears that the hantavirus outbreak is going to be another Covid as a third Brit has contracted the virus.
LADbible · May 8, 2026
Source authority
Surveillance data for United Kingdom is reconciled against UKHSA and the World Health Organization's Disease Outbreak News.
Other countries with Seoul virus
Other Europe countries
Medical advisory
This page is informational. If you have symptoms after possible rodent exposure in United Kingdom, contact a healthcare provider or UKHSA immediately.