Hantavirus Watch

MV Hondius Response Narrows Risk to Close Contact — June 12, 2026

MV Hondius Andes-virus outbreak response is narrowing around close-contact tracing, with EU officials saying general-population risk remains very low while the ship’s expedition profile explains why exposure questions are unusually specific. 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. Step Back — If Andes hantavirus can spread between people, what kind of contact are officials actually worried about — sharing a cabin, caring for someone who’s sick, sitting near them at dinner, or just being on the same ship? BACKGROUND SOURCES * About Andes Virus | Hantavirus | CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/andesvirus.html] — CDC * Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/situation-summary/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 * Can hantavirus spread through the air? What we do and don’t know | Scientific American [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-hantavirus-spread-through-the-air-what-we-do-and-dont-know/] — Tanya Lewis * 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 * How did the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak start? Scientists are investigating new scenarios | Science | AAAS [https://www.science.org/content/article/how-did-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak-start-scientists-are-investigating-new] — AAAS 3. Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’ - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/hantavirus-mv-hondius-cruise.html] — The New York Times Hantavirus Advertisement Supported by # Before Hantavirus Outbreak, This Cruise Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’ Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously. ![A multideck vessel with dark blue and white sections on calm blue water. An arid, brown landmass appears on the… 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].

CDC Calms Pandemic Fears as MV Hondius Cases Reach 13 — June 11, 2026

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak has reached 13 cases, including three deaths, while CDC says no U.S. cases are confirmed and pandemic risk remains extremely low. Passengers and crew remain under 42-day monitoring as officials track Andes-virus exposure. 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: 2026-06-09T16:27:08+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 9, 2026 ## Key points - CDC is responding to a deadly outbreak of Andes… 2. Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP [https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/hantavirus/hantavirus-outbreak-linked-cruise-ship-grows-13-cases] — CIDRAP # Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases News brief [Stephanie Soucheray, MA](/stephanie-soucheray-ma) [Copied to clipboard](# "Copy link")  *Jacob Wackerhausen / iStock* Over the past five days, two more cases of hantavirus have been confirmed among passengers and crew who were aboard… 3. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Frequently Asked Questions [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/faq/index.html] — CDC Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Frequently Asked Questions | Hantavirus | CDC # Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Frequently Asked Questions For Everyone June 9, 2026 ## What to know - CDC is responding to a deadly outbreak of Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, among passengers and crew of a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. - CDC staff are among the world's foremost hantavirus… 4. Cruise hit by hantavirus outbreak docks in Rotterdam, final destination [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yr239y56ko] — BBC News # Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak docks in Rotterdam MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, has docked at its final destination in Rotterdam. Only the ship's crew were aboard for the last leg of the journey, as all passengers docked off the ship in the Canary Islands between 10 and 11 May. Rotterdam port harbour master René de Vries said 25 mobile homes… 5. Step Back — When outbreak updates say 13 confirmed cases but hundreds of contacts are being monitored, what’s the difference between a confirmed case, a suspected case, and an exposed contact — and how can people move between those categories as testing and symptom checks come in? BACKGROUND SOURCES * Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country [https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600] — Who * Interim Guidance for Public Health Assessment and Management of People with Potential Exposure to Andes Virus [https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/256281] — Cdc * Clinician Brief: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) | Hantavirus | CDC [https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hcp/clinical-overview/hps.html] — CDC * What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada [https://calgary.citynews.ca/2026/05/13/what-we-know-about-hantavirus-now-that-people-linked-to-outbreak-are-back-in-canada/] — News Staff * How public health officials are tracing contacts of hantavirus victims - The Mainichi [https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260508/p2g/00m/0in/006000c] — Mainichi * 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].

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].