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Fourth case of meningitis confirmed in Reading

A junior school pupil is said by health officials to be ‘recovering well’.

Evening Standard · May 19

Hantavirus: Britain secures experimental Japanese drug to strengthen response

Britain has received experimental favipiravir from Japan to treat a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The drug is not licensed in the UK and its use for hantavirus is experimental. The outbreak involves Andes virus, which can spread between people. Health officials confirm no increased transmissibility or pandemic risk.

The Economic Times · May 19

Hantavirus outbreak: Nine UK citizens exposed on cruise ship flown back to Britain for isolation

Nine UK citizens, potentially exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship, are under observation in Britain after returning from overseas. The outbreak has tragically claimed three lives, with others in quarantine globally. Health officials are coordinating monitoring and repatriation efforts, ensuring safe return for those at risk.

The Times of India · May 18

Hantavirus ‘can remain in semen for six years’ representing transmission risk, according to study

55-year-old man who recovered from hantavirus infection still had virus in his semen 71 months later

The Independent UK · May 15

UK sends rapid response team to remote island after hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

The UK has sent a rapid support team to the remote island of St Helena

The Independent UK · May 15

Father of student who died of meningitis pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak.

Evening Standard · May 15

‘Life won’t be the same now he’s gone’: Tributes paid to student who died of meningitis in Reading

Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak

The Independent UK · May 15

Hantavirus Outbreak Update: Three Dead On Cruise As Deadly Andes Strain Triggers UK Quarantine Rules

UK residents are under precautionary monitoring after being linked to a Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Public health officials stress the risk to the wider public remains low.

International Business Times UK · May 15

UK student dies of Meningitis as expert warns disease can be ‘very lethal’

A college student in the UK has died from meningitis while two others are receiving treatment, health officials said as reported by BBC.

The Times of India · May 15

Pupils at different Reading schools treated for meningitis after student dies

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The Independent UK · May 15