Hondius Outbreak Moves Stateside as CDC Activates Response — May 11, 2026

The Hondius investigation has moved into a U.S. response phase, with 17 Americans being airlifted home, two in biocontainment, and CDC running a Level 3 activation while Argentina’s broader hantavirus surge keeps the outbreak’s source questions alive. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Per HHS's Twitter on 17 American citizens being repatriated to the US: "One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus." — r/medicine (46 pts, 10 comments) https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/1t9to1m/per_hhss_twitter_on_17_american_citizens_being/ 2. CDC activates Level 3 emergency response for hantavirus outbreak: Here's what that means — CBS Atlanta https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/cdc-activates-level-3-emergency-response-hantavirus-outbreak-mv-hondius/ 3. Why Andes Virus Is the Only Hantavirus With Person-to-Person Spread — HantaCount https://hantacount.com/en/learn/why-andv-unique 4. Hantavirus cases nearly doubled in Argentina in the past year. Experts say climate change is to blame | News | wsiltv.com — WSIL-TV https://www.wsiltv.com/news/hantavirus-cases-nearly-doubled-in-argentina-in-the-past-year-experts-say-climate-change-is/article_5e1146b1-872b-5e54-8859-190c80dfdea0.html Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]