Hantavirus News Archive
HANTAVIRUS // ANDES SYNC · May 31, 2026 · 10:46 UTC
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34 items · all sourced items May 25, 2026
Ecuador MSP Ecuador confirms zero confirmed or suspected Andes hantavirus cases YTD 2026; surveillance active May 13, 2026
UPI Chile and Argentina report sustained hantavirus activity in 2026 amid global MV Hondius cluster response CDC CDC Andes virus public health guidance for MV Hondius exposure management WHO WHO Director-General: 11 MV Hondius cases (9 confirmed) with 3 deaths; no larger outbreak signs May 12, 2026
UPI UPI: Chile, Argentina report rise in hantavirus cases amid MV Hondius cluster concerns CDC CDC reports fifth US Andes case linked to MV Hondius evacuees under enhanced monitoring and quarantine Argentina Ministry of Health Argentina reports 42 Andes cases within 101 seasonal hantavirus infections YTD May 11, 2026
Chile MINSAL Chile registers 39 hantavirus cases in 2026 with increase in lethality The Guardian Argentina sees hantavirus surge alongside MV Hondius cluster highlighting climate-driven rodent risks for Andes virus BBC Global monitoring for Andes virus from MV Hondius ongoing in multiple countries CDC CDC: No new US Andes cases from MV Hondius; monitoring of evacuees continues Peru CDC Peru reports 5 Andes hantavirus cases with low activity in southern regions for 2026 PAHO Bolivia reports 15 Andes hantavirus cases YTD with no deaths China CDC China CDC reports no Andes hantavirus infections or natural hosts domestically France 24 France confirms additional Andes hantavirus case in MV Hondius repatriated passenger now in intensive care Al Jazeera Additional hantavirus cases confirmed in US and France among MV Hondius evacuees AP News Evacuated MV Hondius passengers test positive for Andes hantavirus upon return to US and Europe BBC News US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after disembarking MV Hondius ECDC ECDC: MV Hondius Andes cluster stable at 11 cases (8 confirmed) with 3 deaths; risk to EU/EEA very low CNN MV Hondius passengers disembark in Tenerife after hantavirus outbreak; U.S. citizens among those evacuated May 9, 2026
CDC CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak as Level 3 emergency response Argentina Ministry of Health Argentina reports 42 YTD Andes cases within 101 seasonal hantavirus cases and 32 deaths CDC CDC confirms additional US Andes case in MV Hondius evacuee now in Nebraska; monitoring protocol for all repatriated Americans ongoing WHO WHO: eight cases and three deaths in MV Hondius cluster as of May 7 CDC NNDSS CDC NNDSS Week 14: U.S. reports 3 hantavirus disease cases YTD WHO WHO updates hantavirus fact sheet with Andes transmission context CDC CDC issues Andes virus exposure guidance for MV Hondius contacts EFE Chile reports 39 hantavirus cases and 13 deaths in 2026 with high lethality Argentina BEN Argentina BEN 806: 101 cases in 2025-2026 season, above outbreak threshold PAHO PAHO supports multi-country response and cites 2025 Americas HPS increase WHO DON WHO DON: 7 cases and 3 deaths reported aboard MV Hondius as of May 4 ECDC ECDC: cruise-ship cluster remains a rapidly evolving incident under assessment WHO WHO updates MV Hondius Andes hantavirus cluster to 12 cases (9 confirmed, 3 probable) with 3 deaths as of 13 May; no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission