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Hantavirus tracker: live cases, deaths, and Andes virus outbreak map.

A live intelligence board for the active MV Hondius outbreak: confirmed and probable cases; deaths; U.S. and Canada monitoring; contact-tracing locations; vessel movement; verified headlines; symptoms; transmission context; and continuous official-source monitoring.

Active tracked
13/3
Current MV Hondius outbreak cases/deaths only. Country seasonal surveillance is excluded.
Confirmed + probable
11+2
Latest official count: confirmed plus probable cases linked to the vessel.
Critical
1
Severe/critical status is tracked separately because daily case-count updates may not refresh current clinical condition.
Source network
29
WHO outbreak/fact-sheet pages and MV Hondius-specific article watch feeds monitored for changes.

Situation board

Current 2026 outbreak footprint map

Footprint dots include confirmed-care locations, monitoring/testing jurisdictions, evacuation and route points, and the Argentina source investigation. Monitoring and route markers are not displayed as outbreak case counts.
14 jurisdictions|13 cases|3 deaths29 sources
Layers17 points

Where cases are linked

Current case and contact geography

Confirmed-care locations are separated from monitoring, testing, route, and source-investigation points so the map does not turn contacts into false local cases.

Confirmed-care locations

Johannesburg care and flight contacts

2 confirmed

South Africa is linked to the Dutch woman's fatal deterioration after the St Helena-Johannesburg flight and the adult male evacuated from Ascension Island who remains in intensive care in Johannesburg. Contact tracing continues around the flight and health-care contacts.

Zurich confirmed patient

1 confirmed

WHO reports a former MV Hondius passenger who disembarked in St Helena, flew through South Africa and Qatar, self-isolated after symptoms in Switzerland, and is hospitalized in isolation after Andes-virus confirmation.

Netherlands isolation care

2 confirmed

WHO reports two confirmed patients, the ship doctor and a ship guide, were medically evacuated to different hospitals in the Netherlands on 6 and 7 May and are stable in isolation.

France confirmed repatriated passenger

1 confirmed

A French passenger repatriated from MV Hondius tested positive after developing symptoms during the flight to Paris, according to AP's 11 May update. French authorities also identified additional close contacts for monitoring.

British Columbia confirmed patient

1 confirmed

PHAC confirmed one Andes hantavirus case in Canada through National Microbiology Laboratory testing after the person returned from MV Hondius to British Columbia. A travelling partner tested negative, all high-risk contacts are isolating, and PHAC says no further Canadian cases have been identified.

Monitoring and testing

Johannesburg care and flight contacts

2 clinical

South Africa is linked to the Dutch woman's fatal deterioration after the St Helena-Johannesburg flight and the adult male evacuated from Ascension Island who remains in intensive care in Johannesburg. Contact tracing continues around the flight and health-care contacts.

Dusseldorf negative reclassification

1 negative

WHO reports a previously suspected case transferred to Germany tested negative by PCR and serology and is no longer considered a case, though monitoring continues through the incubation period.

NCID returnees tested negative

2 negative

Singapore says two residents who had been aboard MV Hondius tested negative on multiple samples, with hantavirus including Andes virus not detected.

Georgia returnee monitoring

2 monitored

Georgia public health officials were monitoring two residents who returned from the MV Hondius; local reporting said both were in good health and showed no signs of infection.

Virginia traveler monitoring

1 monitored

Virginia reported one returned traveler from the ship under monitoring and in good health; AP separately reported U.S. and international tracing around passengers who left before the outbreak was detected.

France confirmed repatriated passenger

1 confirmed

A French passenger repatriated from MV Hondius tested positive after developing symptoms during the flight to Paris, according to AP's 11 May update. French authorities also identified additional close contacts for monitoring.

St Helena disembarkation group

30 left ship

The operator said 30 passengers, including the Dutch couple, left the vessel at St Helena on April 24 before hantavirus had been confirmed, creating the main contact-tracing problem now spanning multiple countries.

Alicante contact tested negative

1 negative

AP reported a Spanish woman in Alicante who had shared a flight with the Dutch woman who died in Johannesburg tested negative for hantavirus.

Nebraska U.S. quarantine

18 quarantine

CDC says 18 recently repatriated U.S. passengers were requested to remain at Nebraska's quarantine facility through 31 May, with quarantine orders issued for two passengers. CDC and AP reported no hantavirus cases among returned U.S. passengers.

British Columbia confirmed patient

1 confirmed

PHAC confirmed one Andes hantavirus case in Canada through National Microbiology Laboratory testing after the person returned from MV Hondius to British Columbia. A travelling partner tested negative, all high-risk contacts are isolating, and PHAC says no further Canadian cases have been identified.

Multi-country

MV Hondius outbreak

23.1% CFR

The active outbreak view tracks only the MV Hondius cruise-linked cluster. ECDC's 26 May 2026 daily update reports 13 cases: 11 confirmed Andes-virus infections, 2 probable cases, 0 suspected cases, and 3 deaths. One new case and no new deaths have been reported since the previous update.

Cases
13
11 confirmed / 2 probable
Deaths
3
1 critical
Period
cluster
ECDC daily update as of 26 May 2026, 15:00; WHO DON601 as of 13 May 2026, 17:00

Outbreak facts

WHO fact-sheet context

Related medical context from WHO and CDC. These facts explain the outbreak risk without adding unrelated seasonal surveillance totals.

Transmission

Rodent exposure is primary

WHO says infection usually follows contact with infected rodents or their urine, droppings, or saliva. Dry sweeping contaminated areas is specifically discouraged.

Andes virus

Limited close-contact spread

WHO notes Andes virus is the known hantavirus with documented limited human-to-human transmission among close and prolonged contacts in the Americas.

Clinical care

Supportive ICU care

WHO says there is no licensed specific antiviral treatment or vaccine; early supportive care and intensive monitoring improve outcomes when severe disease develops.

Outbreak controls

Isolation, contact monitoring, and infection control

During suspected outbreaks, WHO emphasizes early case identification and isolation, monitoring close contacts, standard precautions, transmission-based precautions for suspected or confirmed cases, and airborne precautions for aerosol-generating procedures.

Latest status

How many hantavirus cases are linked to MV Hondius?

The latest official ECDC count in this tracker is 13 outbreak-linked cases: 11 confirmed, 2 probable, zero suspected, and 3 deaths. The previously inconclusive U.S. result has been removed from the case count.

United States

Are there confirmed Andes virus cases in the U.S.?

CDC said on 18 May 2026 that 18 recently repatriated U.S. passengers were requested to remain at the Nebraska Quarantine Facility through 31 May. CDC and AP reported no hantavirus cases among returned U.S. passengers.

Symptoms and spread

What are hantavirus symptoms and how does it spread?

WHO describes early symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal illness, with HPS able to progress quickly to cough, shortness of breath, lung fluid, and shock. Rodent exposure is the usual route; Andes virus can rarely spread through close and prolonged human contact.

Live outbreak feed

Latest MV Hondius coverage

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ECDC/May 24, 2:00 PM

ECDC reports 10 confirmed and two probable MV Hondius Andes hantavirus cases

ECDC's 24 May daily update lists 12 total cases: 10 confirmed, two probable, zero suspected, and three deaths.

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AP / May 19, 5:26 PM

U.S. health officials order quarantine for two MV Hondius passengers

AP / May 19, 8:26 PM

Argentine investigators trap rodents around Ushuaia to probe MV Hondius outbreak source

AP / May 18, 5:36 AM

MV Hondius docks in Rotterdam for disinfection after hantavirus outbreak

PHAC / May 17, 12:00 PM

Canada confirms one Andes hantavirus case in British Columbia

Institut Pasteur / May 15, 12:00 PM

Institut Pasteur says MV Hondius virus matches known South American Andes viruses

CDC / May 15, 11:35 PM

CDC says no Andes-strain hantavirus cases are confirmed in the United States

WHO / May 13, 5:00 PM

WHO reports 11 cases in MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak

AP / May 11, 7:05 AM

French passenger tests positive after MV Hondius evacuation; U.S. evacuees retested

AP / May 10, 6:08 AM

Passengers start disembarking from hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius in Canary Islands

WHO / May 8, 5:00 PM

WHO reports six confirmed Andes-virus cases in MV Hondius outbreak

Singapore CDA / May 8, 12:00 PM

Both Singapore residents onboard MV Hondius tested negative for hantavirus

CNN / May 7, 1:53 PM

Hantavirus cases now suspected in 5 countries as authorities scramble to contain outbreak

AP / May 7, 8:05 AM

Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after first fatality

WHO / May 4, 12:00 AM

Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country

AP / May 6, 8:38 AM

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuated

The Guardian / May 7, 11:59 AM

Where did the cruise ship hantavirus come from and what happens next?

El Pais / May 7, 5:34 AM

Ultima hora del brote de hantavirus en el crucero MV Hondius

Source registry

29 upstreams ready for monitoring

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ECDCofficial

Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship, 26 May 2026

Daily ECDC outbreak page. As of 26 May 2026 at 15:00, ECDC reported 13 total cases: 11 confirmed, 2 probable, 0 suspected, and 3 deaths. One new case and no new deaths have been reported since the previous update.

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World Health Organizationofficial

Disease Outbreak News: Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel

Latest WHO DON update as of 13 May 2026: 11 reported outbreak-linked cases, including eight laboratory-confirmed Andes virus infections, two probable cases, one inconclusive U.S. result under retesting, and three deaths. WHO assessed global risk as low.

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World Health Organizationofficial

Disease Outbreak News: Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel

Latest official WHO DON update as of 8 May 2026: eight reported cases, six laboratory-confirmed Andes virus infections, two probable cases, three deaths, one negative reclassification, coordinated contact tracing, and updated risk assessment.

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World Health Organizationofficial

Disease Outbreak News: Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel

Primary event page for the MV Hondius outbreak, including the 4 May baseline count, illness-onset window, vessel itinerary, public-health response, and WHO risk assessment.

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World Health Organizationofficial

WHO response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship

WHO media update noting eight reported cases, three deaths, five confirmed cases at that time, Andes virus identification, expert deployment to the ship, and low global public-health risk.

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CDCofficial

Hantavirus: Current Situation

CDC's 12 May 2026 situation page says no Andes virus cases had been confirmed in the United States as a result of the outbreak and that the overall risk to the American public and travelers remains extremely low.

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CDCofficial

Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response

CDC's 15 May 2026 briefing transcript reiterates that there were no confirmed Andes-strain hantavirus cases in the United States and that U.S. testing capacity was available.

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CDCofficial

CDC provides update on hantavirus outbreak linked to M/V Hondius cruise ship

CDC's 18 May 2026 update says 18 recently repatriated U.S. passengers were requested to remain at the Nebraska Quarantine Facility through 31 May and that quarantine orders were issued for two passengers.

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World Health Organizationofficial

Hantavirus outbreak toolbox

Updated May 2026 WHO outbreak toolbox with surveillance case definitions, laboratory confirmation criteria, disembarkation technical note, and response resources.

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World Health Organizationofficial

Hantavirus fact sheet

Updated WHO medical context for hantavirus transmission, Andes virus human-to-human risk, symptoms, diagnosis, supportive care, prevention, and health-care infection control.

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CNNofficial-reported

Hantavirus cases now suspected in five countries

CNN reported a 7 May WHO update for the same MV Hondius outbreak: eight linked cases, three confirmed infections, five suspected cases, and continuing international contact tracing.

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ECDCofficial

Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment

European preliminary risk assessment covering seven symptomatic cases as of 6 May, the Switzerland case after disembarkation, and the precautionary classification of all remaining passengers and crew as close contacts.

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Singapore Communicable Diseases Agencyofficial

Public health measures activated for two Singapore residents onboard MV Hondius

Singapore's 7 May release says two residents who had been aboard MV Hondius are isolated at NCID for testing, both were on the St Helena-Johannesburg flight with a confirmed case, and public risk is low.

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Singapore Communicable Diseases Agencyofficial

Both Singapore residents onboard MV Hondius tested negative for hantavirus

Singapore's 8 May release says multiple samples from both isolated Singapore residents tested negative for hantavirus, including Andes virus.

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ABC Australiaofficial-reported

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Spain as rare Andes strain confirmed

Reports a WHO-described total of eight outbreak-linked cases, five lab-confirmed infections, a confirmed Switzerland patient in Zurich, a British ICU patient in South Africa, and 62 South African contacts under monitoring.

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APnews-corroborated

A timeline of the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

AP timeline notes May 7 contact-tracing and isolation activity in Switzerland, Britain, Netherlands, France, Singapore, South Africa, and other countries.

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APnews-corroborated

Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after three are evacuated

Outbreak operations article covering Cape Verde evacuation, the ship's movement toward Tenerife, and confirmed-or-suspected case updates.

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APnews-corroborated

Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after first fatality

Outbreak follow-up on passengers who left the vessel, Dutch contact tracing, and a symptomatic flight contact under isolation.

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CDCofficial

Interim Guidance for Public Health Assessment and Management of People with Potential Exposure to Andes Virus

CDC interim guidance current as of 14 May 2026 defines exposure risk groups, a 4-to-42-day incubation period, monitoring recommendations, testing considerations, and infection-control precautions for the MV Hondius Andes virus investigation.

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Public Health Agency of Canadaofficial

Media update on Andes hantavirus situation

PHAC reported on 17 May 2026 that Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory confirmed one Andes hantavirus case among four high-risk Canadian MV Hondius returnees. A travelling partner tested negative, no further Canadian cases had been identified, and PHAC assessed the general-population risk in Canada as low.

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Institut Pasteurofficial

Complete sequencing confirms Latin American origin of Andes hantavirus detected aboard MV Hondius

Institut Pasteur's 15 May 2026 sequencing update says the virus detected in the French passenger corresponds to known South American Andes viruses, with no evidence at this stage of a more transmissible or more dangerous emerging form.

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APofficial-reported

Two more cruise ship passengers test positive for hantavirus

May 11 AP operational update: repatriations continued, a French woman tested positive, a U.S. passenger had an inconclusive positive result according to WHO, another U.S. passenger had mild symptoms, and 54 passengers/crew remained aboard before final disembarkation steps.

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APnews-corroborated

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

AP reported on 18 May that MV Hondius docked in Rotterdam for disinfection after sailing from Tenerife with 25 crew members and two medical professionals aboard.

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APofficial-reported

U.S. health officials order quarantine for two passengers from MV Hondius

AP reported on 19 May that CDC issued quarantine orders for two MV Hondius passengers at the Nebraska facility, while all 18 U.S. passengers there had been asked to remain through 31 May. CDC's Dr. David Fitter said there were no hantavirus cases among returned U.S. passengers.

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APnews-corroborated

Argentine investigators trap rodents in Ushuaia to trace outbreak source

AP reported on 19 May that Argentine investigators started rodent-trapping fieldwork around Ushuaia, with samples expected to be tested by the Malbran Institute as part of the outbreak source investigation.

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APnews-corroborated

Passengers start disembarking from hantavirus-stricken ship in Canary Islands

May 10 operations update: MV Hondius arrived off Tenerife, Spanish passengers began flying to Madrid military hospital, U.S./U.K./Dutch/French/Australian evacuation plans were described, and Tristan da Cunha and Alicante monitoring updates were reported.

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Gray/WTOCofficial-reported

Georgia Department of Health monitoring two people in US for hantavirus

Local reporting says Georgia public health officials are monitoring two residents who returned from the MV Hondius and are currently in good health with no signs of infection.

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WHSV/WWBTofficial-reported

Virginia monitors for possible hantavirus

Local reporting says one Virginia traveler who had been on the ship is in good health and under public-health monitoring.

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ZettaWire source watchnews-corroborated

MV Hondius outbreak headline watch

News-only watchlist for the outbreak. Headlines can flag changing conditions but cannot rewrite official epidemiological totals without attribution.

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This tracker follows the active MV Hondius outbreak only. Counts can change as WHO, ECDC, and national focal points reconcile probable, confirmed, fatal, and contact-tracing records.