WHO’s Hondius Test as Dutch Quarantine Case Emerges — May 23, 2026

Hondius Monitoring Widens as Officials Stress Low Public Risk — June 07, 2026

MV Hondius Andes hantavirus outbreak is drawing fresh EU and Virginia public-health updates: officials still rate broad public risk very low while monitoring exposed travelers, coordinating repatriations, and warning symptoms can take up to six weeks as case-finding continues. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Hantavirus outbreak 2026 - Public Health - European Commission [https://health.ec.europa.eu/health-security-and-infectious-diseases/crisis-management/hantavirus-outbreak-2026_en] — European Commission  # Hantavirus outbreak 2026 The Commission was notified on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness on MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged wildlife expedition ship with passengers and crew from 23 countries, including nine EU/EEA countries. The virus has been identified as [Andes… 2. Hantavirus - Hantavirus [https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/hantavirus] — Virginia Department of Health [Hantavirus](/)  # Hantavirus ## May 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak The World Health Organization (WHO) was [notified](https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599) on May 2, 2026, of a possible hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Multiple cases,… 3. Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19 | Health News | Al Jazeera [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/12/why-the-hantavirus-outbreak-is-different-from-covid-19] — Al Jazeera # Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19 *Experts say the transmission of hantavirus between humans is so rare that a pandemic is nearly ‘impossible’.* Save Share ![epa12949231 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefs the press on the recent hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship during a joint press conference with… 4. Infectious Disease Doctor Discusses Hantavirus Outbreak and Public Health Preparedness, Misinformation, and Emerging Disease Threats | Infection Control Today [https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/infectious-disease-doctor-discusses-hantavirus-outbreak-public-health-preparedness-misinformation-emerging-disease-threats] — Infection Control Today  Subscribe # Infectious Disease Doctor Discusses Hantavirus Outbreak and Public Health Preparedness, Misinformation, and Emerging Disease Threats A rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a South American cruise ship is drawing global attention, but experts say fears of a COVID-19-style pandemic are largely unsupported. Infectious disease physician Matthew Pullen, MD,… 5. What the Hantavirus outbreak tells us about preparing for Disease X [https://cepi.net/what-hantavirus-outbreak-tells-us-about-preparing-disease-x] — CEPI # What the Hantavirus outbreak tells us about preparing for Disease X  ## Share The outbreak of Andes Hantavirus on a cruise ship carrying passengers from 23 countries has brought back frightening memories of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and raised… Daily TopFive for Hantavirus Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hantavirus-watch/id1896473566] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/033cUtdU1SAw5NA0s5t9FY]. Feedback? Email hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com [hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com].

Dutch Quarantine Case Sharpens MV Hondius Contact Tracing — June 06, 2026

MV Hondius contact tracing has moved from evacuation logistics to testing and quarantine results: CDC is directing clinicians on Andes-virus testing, while Dutch authorities confirmed one quarantined contact has Andes virus and say broader spread risk remains very low. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship - ECDC - European Union [https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/andes-hantavirus-outbreak] — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control # Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship, 20 May 2026 [Skip to main content](https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/andes-hantavirus-outbreak#main-content) An official website of the European Union An official EU website How do you know? All official European Union website… 2. 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection | HAN - CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00529.html] — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Skip directly to site content](#content) [Skip directly to search](#cdc-search__input) An official website of the United States government [Here's how you know](#gov-notice) **Official websites use .gov** A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. **Secure .gov websites use HTTPS** A **lock** ( ) or **https://** means you've safely connected… 3. Current information about hantavirus - RIVM [https://www.rivm.nl/en/hantavirus/current-information] — RIVM  # Current information about hantavirus ## Find the latest updates on the Andes virus here, following the outbreak aboard the cruise ship m/v Hondius. ## 22-05-2026 | 16:45 ### Dutch national in quarantine has Andes virus One person who has been in quarantine in the Netherlands has been diagnosed with Andes… 4. MV Hondius docks in Tenerife, Canary Islands; passengers disembark ship hit by hantavirus | CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/health/live-news/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak] — CNN ### CNN values your feedback # US citizens among dozens of passengers who disembarked cruise ship hit by hantavirus The ship has been docked in the Canary Islands, with evacuees from several nations boarding flights home under strict safety protocols. ![Before boarding a plane that would take them to the Netherlands on Sunday (May 10), evacuated passengers of the MV Hondius stopped at the top… 5. Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Argentina, 2014 - PMC [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7101103] — Emerging Infectious Diseases  An official website of the United States government  **Official websites use .gov** A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in… Daily TopFive for Hantavirus Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hantavirus-watch/id1896473566] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/033cUtdU1SAw5NA0s5t9FY]. Feedback? Email hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com [hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com].

WHO Frames Hondius as Border-Health Test as Quarantines Shift Home — June 05, 2026

MV Hondius hantavirus response is moving from ship evacuations to border-health lessons and monitored home quarantines, with WHO still calling overall public risk low while researchers press for treatments and vaccines. IN THIS EPISODE 1. WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/04/default-calendar/who-health-emergencies-epi-win-webinar--hantavirus-in-focus-iiireflections-from-a-border-health-and-point-of-entry-perspective] — World Health Organization WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective Skip to main content # WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective Thursday, 4 June 2026, 13:00–14:00 (CEST) ### Background The complex multi-country response to the… 2. 5 US cruise ship passengers leave facility | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source [https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/03/5-us-cruise-ship-passengers-leave-facility/] — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source ### CNN values your feedback # US citizens among dozens of passengers who disembarked cruise ship hit by hantavirus The ship has been docked in the Canary Islands, with evacuees from several nations boarding flights home under strict safety protocols. ![Before boarding a plane that would take them to the Netherlands on Sunday (May 10), evacuated passengers of the MV Hondius stopped at the top… 3. BERNAMA - Risk Of Hantavirus Spread Remains Low - WHO Chief [https://bernama.com/en/news.php/world/news.php?id=2553764] — BERNAMA BERNAMA - Risk Of Hantavirus Spread Remains Low - WHO Chief WORLD # Risk Of Hantavirus Spread Remains Low - WHO Chief 06/05/2026 10:03 PM A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by Hantavirus, anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026. REUTERS TV via… 4. Belgian passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to face home ... [https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-passengers-from-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-to-face-home-isolation] — Belga News Agency Belgian passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to face home isolation # Belgian passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to face home isolation 8 May 2026 The two Belgian passengers on board the cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak has been confirmed will undergo a medical assessment at Antwerp University Hospital upon their return to Belgium. They will then be permitted to go home,… 5. Deadly cruise ship outbreak renews push for hantavirus treatments, vaccines - The Korea Times [https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260604/deadly-cruise-ship-outbreak-renews-push-for-hantavirus-treatments-vaccines] — The Korea Times Deadly cruise ship outbreak renews push for hantavirus treatments, vaccines - The Korea Times # Deadly cruise ship outbreak renews push for hantavirus treatments, vaccines ListenListen Text Size Print By AP - Published Jun 4, 2026 12:40 pm KST - Updated Jun 4, 2026 3:55 pm KST Passengers are being disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in… Daily TopFive for Hantavirus Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hantavirus-watch/id1896473566] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/033cUtdU1SAw5NA0s5t9FY]. Feedback? Email hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com [hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com].

Hondius Contacts Go Home as WHO Draws Border Lessons — June 04, 2026

MV Hondius contacts are shifting from facility quarantine to monitored homes as WHO turns the cruise outbreak into a border-health case study, while Europe sends experimental favipiravir doses to countries treating hantavirus patients. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/situation-summary/index.html] — CDC ### CNN values your feedback # US citizens among dozens of passengers who disembarked cruise ship hit by hantavirus The ship has been docked in the Canary Islands, with evacuees from several nations boarding flights home under strict safety protocols. ![Before boarding a plane that would take them to the Netherlands on Sunday (May 10), evacuated passengers of the MV Hondius stopped at the top… 2. WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/04/default-calendar/who-health-emergencies-epi-win-webinar--hantavirus-in-focus-iiireflections-from-a-border-health-and-point-of-entry-perspective] — World Health Organization WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective Skip to main content # WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective Thursday, 4 June 2026, 13:00–14:00 (CEST) ### Background The complex multi-country response to the… 3. 2 S’pore residents who were on board MV Hondius still hantavirus-free, allowed to quarantine at home | The Straits Times [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/2-spore-residents-who-were-on-board-mv-hondius-still-hantavirus-free-allowed-to-quarantine-at-home] — The Straits Times 2 S’pore residents who were on board MV Hondius still hantavirus-free, allowed to quarantine at home | The Straits Times myST+ Menu # 2 S’pore residents who were on board MV Hondius still hantavirus-free, allowed to quarantine at home Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The pair were allowed to transition to home quarantine for the last 12 days of their quarantine, from… 4. Step Back — Now that Hondius passengers are disembarking in different countries, what does contact tracing actually mean in a cruise-ship hantavirus outbreak — who counts as a real exposure, and how do health officials keep track once people go home? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country [https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600] — Who * Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality | PBS News [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/dozens-of-passengers-left-hantavirus-stricken-cruise-ship-after-1st-fatality] — PBS News * Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality : NPR [https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5814632/passengers-left-ship-hantavirus-st-helena] — Npr * Questions and answers on the hantavirus outbreak in a cruise ship [https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/questions-answers-outbreak] — Europa * Hantavirus isn't COVID-19. Here's why contact tracing after the MV Hondius outbreak is different | CBC News [https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hantavirus-contact-tracing-explained-9.7191411] — Nick Logan · CBC News · Posted: May 08, 2026 12:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 8 * Contact tracing could prevent the spread of hantavirus : NPR [https://www.npr.org/2026/05/08/g-s1-121074/hantavirus-contact-tracing] — Ari Daniel * U.S. cruise passengers head to Nebraska for hantavirus monitoring | WXXI News [https://www.wxxinews.org/npr-news/2026-05-10/u-s-cruise-passengers-head-to-nebraska-for-hantavirus-monitoring] — WXXI News 5. Breakthrough Antiviral for Hantavirus Debuts in Europe | Health [https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/3929964-breakthrough-antiviral-for-hantavirus-debuts-in-europe] — Devdiscourse Breakthrough Antiviral for Hantavirus Debuts in Europe | Health # Breakthrough Antiviral for Hantavirus Debuts in Europe ## The European Commission has approved the dispatch of experimental antiviral favipiravir to France, Spain, and the Netherlands. Identified by the European Medicines Agency, favipiravir is the leading candidate for clinical trials or compassionate use in the treatment of… Daily TopFive for Hantavirus Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hantavirus-watch/id1896473566] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/033cUtdU1SAw5NA0s5t9FY]. Feedback? Email hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com [hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com].

Hondius Outbreak Shifts From Quarantine to Border-Health Test — June 03, 2026

MV Hondius Andes-virus outbreak now has CDC saying no U.S. cases are confirmed and public risk remains extremely low, while exposed travelers continue monitoring and WHO frames the cruise cluster as a major border-health test. Got 60 seconds? Tell us what you think and help shape the show: [https://www.lanternpodcasts.com/topfive/feedback?show=hantavirus-watch] IN THIS EPISODE 1. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/situation-summary/index.html] — CDC # Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC Published: 2026-06-02T17:45:23+00:00 Source: cdc.gov (cdc.gov) Language: en ## Story Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC # Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation For Everyone June 2, 2026 ## Key points - CDC is responding to a deadly outbreak of Andes… 2. WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/04/default-calendar/who-health-emergencies-epi-win-webinar--hantavirus-in-focus-iiireflections-from-a-border-health-and-point-of-entry-perspective] — World Health Organization WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective Skip to main content # WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective Thursday, 4 June 2026, 13:00–14:00 (CEST) ### Background The complex multi-country response to the… 3. Cruise Ship Linked To Hantavirus Outbreak That Killed 3 Passengers Cleared To Resume Operations [https://www.marineinsight.com/cruise-ship-linked-to-hantavirus-outbreak-that-killed-3-passengers-cleared-to-resume-operations/] — Marine Insight Cruise Ship Linked To Hantavirus Outbreak That Killed 3 Passengers Cleared To Resume Operations Image Credits: Wikipedia The cruise ship that became the centre of a global health alert after a hantavirus outbreak that killed three passengers has been cleared to return to service after undergoing extensive cleaning and disinfection in Rotterdam. Dutch health authorities said inspections carried… 4. Oregon Health Authority monitors returning MV Hondius passenger after hantavirus outbreak [https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-health-authority-monitors-returning-mv-hondius-passenger-after-hantavirus-outbreak-bend-oregon-nebraska-oha-doctor] — KATU # Oregon Health Authority monitors returning MV Hondius passenger after hantavirus outbreak Published: 2026-06-02T10:07:43-07:00 Source: katu.com (katu.com) Language: en ## Story Oregon Health Authority monitors returning MV Hondius passenger after hantavirus outbreak Download the AppGet your news faster with our mobile experience Install # Oregon Health Authority monitors returning MV… 5. Cruise Ship Andes Virus Outbreak: How Worried Should People in the U.S. Be? – Local Health Alert [https://weence.com/outbreaks-health-alerts/cruise-ship-andes-virus-outbreak-how-worried-should-people-in-the-u-s-be/] — Weence Cruise Ship Andes Virus Outbreak: How Worried Should People in the U.S. Be? – Local Health Alert For most people in the United States, this cruise-ship Andes virus outbreak is not a broad public threat. In a May 29, 2026 risk assessment, CDC said the risk to the general U.S. population is low, while the risk is high for U.S. residents who were on the affected ship during the exposure window from… Daily TopFive for Hantavirus Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hantavirus-watch/id1896473566] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/033cUtdU1SAw5NA0s5t9FY]. Feedback? Email hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com [hantavirus-watch@lanternpodcasts.com].