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Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
The World Heath Organisation (WHO) reported one confirmed and five suspected cases aboard the MV Hondius ship, which was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.
A 69-year-old UK national is also in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa. Local officials told the BBC he had the virus.
Hantavirus is usually passed to humans from rodents via their faeces, saliva or urine. It can cause severe respiratory illness. Rarely, it can be transmitted between people.
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