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Potential Upcoming Locum Medical Officer Opportunities（https://www.tristandc.com/jobs/news-2026-09-25-locum-medical-officers.php）, 27‑Sep‑2026
Potential Upcoming Healthcare Opportunities（https://www.tristandc.com/jobs/news-2026-08-10-medical-opportunities.php）, 10‑Aug‑2026
End of Hantavirus celebration party（https://www.tristandc.com/news-2026-06-22-hantavirus-party.php）, 22‑Jun‑2026
End of Hantavirus on Tristan da Cunha（https://www.tristandc.com/news-2026-06-18-hantavirusend.php）, 19‑Jun‑2026
Joy as Tristanians arrive in Weymouth（https://www.tristandc.com/news-2026-06-07-hantavirus-isolation-uk.php）, 7‑Jun‑2026
Hantavirus Isolation Update, 3rd June 2026（https://www.tristandc.com/news-2026-06-06-hantavirus-isolation.php）, 6‑Jun‑2026
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Postscript to the Hantavirus Outbreak
Summary from Philip Kendall and Kelly Green
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on the 2nd July 2026 that the worldwide outbreak of the Andes hantavirus arising from the MV Hondius had ended, as all identified contacts had completed the WHO recommended 42 day isolation periods under the supervision of their respective national health authorities. The civilian medical team sent to help Tristan from the Falkland Islands departed on the MFV Edinburgh on the 3rd July, thus enabling Tristan to finally draw a line under the outbreak.
UK-MED, Iqarus and Falkland Island medics head out to the Edinburgh at the end of their mission. Photo: Philip Kendall
The current consensus is that the initial infection was acquired by two passengers on land in South America, before they embarked the MV Hondius .