A British tourist is being treated for hantavirus in a South African hospital after testing positive for the virus on a cruise ship. Hantaviruses are primarily carried by rodents and cause rare but severe respiratory and kidney diseases in humans.

Guest: Prof. Salim Abdool Karrim - Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 

A British tourist is being treated for hantavirus in a South African hospital after testing positive for the virus on a cruise ship. Hantaviruses are primarily carried by rodents and cause rare but severe respiratory and kidney diseases in humans.
Guest:&nbsp;Prof. Salim Abdool&nbsp;Karrim&nbsp;- Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)&nbsp;

The National Briefing

A British tourist is being treated for hantavirus in a South African hospital after testing positive for the virus on a cruise ship. Hantaviruses are primarily carried by rodents and cause rare but severe respiratory and kidney diseases in humans