It is believed Hantavirus was brought onto MV Hondius by a Dutch couple who had gone birdwatching at a landfill site in Ushuaia, Argentina, before boarding the ship

Three people, including a British crew member, have now been airlifted from the doomed MV Hondius cruise liner which was hit by the rat-borne hantavirus

There are 19 passengers from Great Britain and four British crew members trapped on a cruise ship off Cape Verde. Two Brits have so far been hit by the outbreak.