Hondius Hantavirus Enters Its Critical Monitoring Window — May 22, 2026

Andes Virus on MV Hondius Turns Into a Global Tracing Test — June 10, 2026

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak is now a multi-country contact-tracing operation after passengers left before the first case was reported; the key concern is Andes virus, the rare hantavirus strain documented to spread person-to-person through close contact. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Contact tracing underway after passengers left ship before first reported hantavirus case [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1yoDztNcM] — NBC News # Contact tracing underway after passengers left ship before first reported hantavirus case ## NBC News 12000000 subscribers 171 likes ### Description 26460 views Posted: 7 May 2026 The cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak is heading toward the Canary islands in Spain. Contact tracing is underway in multiple countries including the United States after passengers left the ship… 2. Step Back — Most hantavirus stories are about rodent droppings, so why are officials treating Andes virus on a cruise ship as a person-to-person contact-tracing problem — and what do we actually know about how often that kind of spread happens? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Frequently Asked Questions | Hantavirus | CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/faq/index.html] — CDC * How easily does the Andes hantavirus spread? What to know after cruise ship outbreak [https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-us-andes-cruise-ship-2026-spread-symptoms-rcna344575] — Nbcnews * What is the Andes virus? The hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak is among the deadliest strains [https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-andes-virus-what-is-cruise-ship-outbreak-deadly-strain-rcna343901] — Nbcnews * Hantavirus doesn't linger, requires close contact: Officials - ABC News [https://abcnews.com/Health/hantavirus-transmission-limited-humans-medical-researchers/story?id=132919386] — ABC News * Virological characterization of a new isolated strain of Andes virus involved in the recent person-to-person transmission outbreak reported in Argentina | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases [https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0013205] — PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases * How worried should we be about getting Hantavirus? [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98r199e195o] — BBC 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].

MV Hondius Outbreak Grows as Last Passengers Leave — June 09, 2026

MV Hondius outbreak updates: three more passengers have tested positive as the last travelers left the ship, with CDC and RIVM guidance underscoring targeted testing, quarantine follow-up and still-low wider public risk. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjep78l5835o] — BBC News # Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive The last passengers have left the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, as authorities confirmed three new positive cases linked to the deadly outbreak. The MV Hondius departed Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday after its final six passengers - four Australians, one Briton and one New Zealander - and some crew members… 2. [PDF] 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection [https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/18733/download?inline=] — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection Health Update Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network May 19, 2026, 13:21 CDCHAN-00529 Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to inform clinicians and health departments about testing available for patients with suspected hantavirus infection to include… 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. 03-06-2026 | 12:10 ### Additional testing for one of the persons in home quarantine One of the persons in home quarantine in the Netherlands will be tested twice a… 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].

MV Hondius Hantavirus Cluster Grows to 11 Cases — June 08, 2026

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak has grown to 11 cases, with nine confirmed and three deaths, while CDC, RIVM, and European authorities widen testing, quarantine, and contact tracing around Andes-virus exposure from the cruise cluster. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases, 9 confirmed | CIDRAP [https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/hantavirus/hantavirus-outbreak-grows-11-cases-9-confirmed] — CIDRAP # Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases, 9 confirmed News brief [Stephanie Soucheray, MA](/stephanie-soucheray-ma) [Copied to clipboard](# "Copy link")  AcfiPress Noticias Canarias, CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons A Spanish passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship who was in quarantine at a military hospital in Madrid is now… 2. 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… 3. [PDF] 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection [https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/18733/download?inline=] — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection Health Update Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network May 19, 2026, 13:21 CDCHAN-00529 Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to inform clinicians and health departments about testing available for patients with suspected hantavirus infection to include… 4. 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. 03-06-2026 | 12:10 ### Additional testing for one of the persons in home quarantine One of the persons in home quarantine in the Netherlands will be tested twice a… 5. 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… 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 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].