United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 251
Hantavirus
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13 May 2026
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27 May 2026 · Answer
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27 May 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of hantavirus in the UK.
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13 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of hantavirus in the UK.
Source: Commons
27 May 2026
Answer
The risk to the United Kingdom general population remains very low. The Andes virus, the virus associated with the outbreak linked to the MV Hondius, is typically associated with South American rodent species that are not found in the UK.The UK’s response...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/251
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1904475
- uk · wq-1904475 · source updated 27 May 2026