Hantavirus Watch

CDC guidance on the Andes-virus cruise outbreak explains what the virus is, why contact tracing matters, and how the cluster fits into a wider public-health response across countries. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Frequently Asked Questions | Hantavirus | CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/faq/index.html 2. Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country — World Health Organization https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600 3. Contact tracing underway after passengers left ship before first reported hantavirus case — NBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1yoDztNcM Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius Andes-virus outbreak reporting now centers on the global contact-tracing scramble: where passengers went, why Andes strain matters, and how Dutch and European officials are parsing weak tests, confirmed cases, and the line between vigilance and pandemic fear. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Inside the Global Effort to Figure Out Where Hantavirus Will Strike Next — ToVima https://www.tovima.com/wsj/inside-the-global-effort-to-figure-out-where-hantavirus-will-strike-next/ 2. TAB-hantavirus-06052026.pdf — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/TAB-hantavirus-06052026.pdf 3. Current information about hantavirus | RIVM — RIVM https://www.rivm.nl/en/hantavirus/current-information 4. Step Back: I keep hearing officials specify “Andes virus” instead of just “hantavirus” — what makes that strain different from the hantaviruses we usually hear about in North America, and why does that difference matter for the Hondius response? Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius Andes-virus outbreak is a global contact-tracing problem, with U.S. officials monitoring seven returning passengers across five states while clinicians weigh CDC testing guidance and researchers revisit why Andes virus can spread person to person. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Authorities scramble to limit hantavirus outbreak, trace contacts around globe - The Washington Post — The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/07/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-tracing-contacts 2. Step Back: If someone from the Hondius contact list starts feeling sick, what does hantavirus testing actually look for — the virus itself, antibodies, or something else — and can an early negative test really rule it out? 3. How Does Andes Hantavirus Spread Between People? — American Society for Microbiology https://asm.org/articles/2026/may/how-does-andes-hantavirus-spread-between-people 4. CDC informs clinicians of available testing for suspected hantavirus infection | AHA News — American Hospital Association https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2026-05-19-cdc-informs-clinicians-available-testing-suspected-hantavirus-infection 5. Human-to-Human Transmission of Andes Virus Modeled in Syrian Hamsters - Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC — Emerging Infectious Diseases https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0544_article Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus outbreak 2026 - Public Health - European Commission — European Commission https://health.ec.europa.eu/health-security-and-infectious-diseases/crisis-management/hantavirus-outbreak-2026_en 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? 3. Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’ - The New York Times — The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/hantavirus-mv-hondius-cruise.html Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC — CDC https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/situation-summary/index.html 2. Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship grows to 13 cases - CIDRAP — CIDRAP https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/hantavirus/hantavirus-outbreak-linked-cruise-ship-grows-13-cases 3. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Frequently Asked Questions — CDC https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/faq/index.html 4. Cruise hit by hantavirus outbreak docks in Rotterdam, final destination — BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yr239y56ko 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? Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Contact tracing underway after passengers left ship before first reported hantavirus case — NBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1yoDztNcM 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? Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive — BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjep78l5835o 2. [PDF] 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/18733/download?inline= 3. Current information about hantavirus | RIVM — RIVM https://www.rivm.nl/en/hantavirus/current-information Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases, 9 confirmed | CIDRAP — CIDRAP https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/hantavirus/hantavirus-outbreak-grows-11-cases-9-confirmed 2. Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship - ECDC - European Union — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/andes-hantavirus-outbreak 3. [PDF] 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/18733/download?inline= 4. Current information about hantavirus - RIVM — RIVM https://www.rivm.nl/en/hantavirus/current-information 5. MV Hondius docks in Tenerife, Canary Islands; passengers disembark ship hit by hantavirus | CNN — CNN https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/health/live-news/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus outbreak 2026 - Public Health - European Commission — European Commission https://health.ec.europa.eu/health-security-and-infectious-diseases/crisis-management/hantavirus-outbreak-2026_en 2. Hantavirus - Hantavirus — Virginia Department of Health https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/hantavirus 3. Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19 | Health News | Al Jazeera — Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/12/why-the-hantavirus-outbreak-is-different-from-covid-19 4. Infectious Disease Doctor Discusses Hantavirus Outbreak and Public Health Preparedness, Misinformation, and Emerging Disease Threats | Infection Control Today — Infection Control Today https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/infectious-disease-doctor-discusses-hantavirus-outbreak-public-health-preparedness-misinformation-emerging-disease-threats 5. What the Hantavirus outbreak tells us about preparing for Disease X — CEPI https://cepi.net/what-hantavirus-outbreak-tells-us-about-preparing-disease-x Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship - ECDC - European Union — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/andes-hantavirus-outbreak 2. 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection | HAN - CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00529.html 3. Current information about hantavirus - RIVM — RIVM https://www.rivm.nl/en/hantavirus/current-information 4. MV Hondius docks in Tenerife, Canary Islands; passengers disembark ship hit by hantavirus | CNN — CNN https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/health/live-news/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak 5. Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Argentina, 2014 - PMC — Emerging Infectious Diseases https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7101103 Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective — World Health Organization 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 2. 5 US cruise ship passengers leave facility | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/03/5-us-cruise-ship-passengers-leave-facility/ 3. BERNAMA - Risk Of Hantavirus Spread Remains Low - WHO Chief — BERNAMA https://bernama.com/en/news.php/world/news.php?id=2553764 4. Belgian passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to face home ... — Belga News Agency https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-passengers-from-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-to-face-home-isolation 5. Deadly cruise ship outbreak renews push for hantavirus treatments, vaccines - The Korea Times — The Korea Times https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260604/deadly-cruise-ship-outbreak-renews-push-for-hantavirus-treatments-vaccines Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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: Top stories: 1. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC — CDC https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/situation-summary/index.html 2. WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective — World Health Organization 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 3. 2 S’pore residents who were on board MV Hondius still hantavirus-free, allowed to quarantine at home | The Straits Times — 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 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? 5. Breakthrough Antiviral for Hantavirus Debuts in Europe | Health — Devdiscourse https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/3929964-breakthrough-antiviral-for-hantavirus-debuts-in-europe Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Current Situation | Hantavirus | CDC — CDC https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/situation-summary/index.html 2. WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN webinar: Hantavirus in focus III: reflections from the IHR Border Health and Points of Entry perspective — World Health Organization 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 3. Cruise Ship Linked To Hantavirus Outbreak That Killed 3 Passengers Cleared To Resume Operations — Marine Insight https://www.marineinsight.com/cruise-ship-linked-to-hantavirus-outbreak-that-killed-3-passengers-cleared-to-resume-operations/ 4. Oregon Health Authority monitors returning MV Hondius passenger after hantavirus outbreak — KATU https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-health-authority-monitors-returning-mv-hondius-passenger-after-hantavirus-outbreak-bend-oregon-nebraska-oha-doctor 5. Cruise Ship Andes Virus Outbreak: How Worried Should People in the U.S. Be? – Local Health Alert — Weence https://weence.com/outbreaks-health-alerts/cruise-ship-andes-virus-outbreak-how-worried-should-people-in-the-u-s-be/ Got 60 seconds? Tell us what you think and help shape the show: https://www.lanternpodcasts.com/topfive/feedback?show=hantavirus-watch Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius passengers are now split between home quarantine and Nebraska monitoring as the ship is cleared in Rotterdam, while Canada warns travelers about Andes-virus hantavirus risk in Chile — a shift from crisis logistics to managed surveillance. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Press Update: 1 June 2026 – Oceanwide Expeditions | Late Cruise News — Late Cruise News https://latecruisenews.com/2026/06/01/press-update-1-june-2026-oceanwide-expeditions/ 2. Some hantavirus cruise ship passengers allowed to finish quarantine at home - Healthbeat — Healthbeat https://www.healthbeat.org/2026/06/01/hantavirus-cruise-ship-home-quarantine-orders-raise-questions/ 3. Step Back: If some Hondius passengers are being allowed to finish quarantine at home, what makes that safe — how long can Andes hantavirus take to show up, and what exactly are health officials monitoring before they declare someone in the clear? 4. Canada warns of hantavirus travel risk in Chile — Brampton Guardian https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news/canadian-hantavirus-travel-advice-for-chile/article_626cb3b2-25a8-576e-9998-3aec2d971b67.html 5. Avian Flu Diary: WHO Update & Risk Assessment: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome – Argentine Republic — Avian Flu Diary https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2019/01/who-update-risk-assessment-hantavirus.html Got 60 seconds? Tell us what you think and help shape the show: https://www.lanternpodcasts.com/topfive/feedback?show=hantavirus-watch Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius Andes hantavirus response is shifting from emergency tracing to managed quarantine exits: EU officials are coordinating repatriations, Europe rates public risk very low, and U.S. passengers may go home after 21 days as the cluster stands at 13 cases and three deaths. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country — World Health Organization https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600 2. Hantavirus outbreak 2026 - Public Health - European Commission — European Commission https://health.ec.europa.eu/health-security-and-infectious-diseases/crisis-management/hantavirus-outbreak-2026_en 3. Spanish Health Officials Confirm New Hantavirus Case Linked to MV Hondius Outbreak - The Geo Chronicle — The Geo Chronicle https://thegeochronicle.com/spanish-health-officials-confirm-new-hantavirus-case-linked-to-mv-hondius-outbreak/ 4. The US hantavirus cruise passengers may soon go home ahead of the 42-day symptom period. Here’s why | The Independent — The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/us-hantavirus-cruise-passengers-cdc-b2985981.html Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius hantavirus cluster is now a multi-country public-health operation, with WHO and ECDC documenting severe Andes-virus cases and AP reporting contact tracing for passengers who left the ship before quarantine tightened. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country — World Health Organization https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600 2. [PDF] Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship - ECDC — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/TAB-hantavirus-06052026.pdf 3. Dozens of passengers left virus-stricken ship without contact tracing | AP News — The Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/hantavirus-cruise-ship-st-helena-9c70878b2ff59d187f1e34c12627cea7 4. How Does Andes Hantavirus Spread Between People? — American Society for Microbiology https://asm.org/articles/2026/may/how-does-andes-hantavirus-spread-between-people Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak added a new positive case among quarantined Spaniards, even as WHO says the situation is “stable for now” and expands Andes-virus lab guidance amid environmental tracing and misinformation. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus ‘stable for now,’ WHO leader says - Yahoo — Yahoo News https://nz.news.yahoo.com/hantavirus-stable-now-leader-says-154332113.html 2. New positive for Hantavirus confirmed among quarantined Spaniards - Yes Punjab News — Yes Punjab News https://yespunjab.com/new-positive-for-hantavirus-confirmed-among-quarantined-spaniards/ 3. A health operation investigates possible traces of hantavirus in Tierra del Fuego to rule out its circulation - Noticias Ambientales — Noticias Ambientales https://noticiasambientales.com/animals/a-health-operation-investigates-possible-traces-of-hantavirus-in-tierra-del-fuego-to-rule-out-its-circulation/ 4. Diagnostic Testing for Andes Virus Infections — WHO https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/05/27/default-calendar/diagnostic-testing-for-andes-virus-infections 5. Posts tout unproven treatment for hantavirus, Ebola — Yahoo Health https://health.yahoo.com/conditions/infectious/coronavirus/articles/posts-tout-unproven-treatment-hantavirus-072424919.html Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak added a Netherlands crew case, bringing suspected and confirmed infections to 12 with three deaths, while WHO tracks 600-plus contacts and U.S. quarantine orders face new legal scrutiny. In this episode: Top stories: 1. WHO says new hantavirus case among Hondius ship's crew — AFP https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-hantavirus-case-hondius-ship-crew.html 2. Public health in action: from detection to response – how International Health Regulations (2005) guided response to hantavirus outbreak — World Health Organization https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/photo-stories/item/public-health-in-action--from-detection-to-response---how-international-health-regulations-(2005)-guided-response-to-hantavirus-outbreak 3. Inside an African lab that helped crack the hantavirus outbreak - Yahoo News UK — Reuters https://uk.news.yahoo.com/inside-african-lab-helped-crack-070527230.html 4. Step Back: When officials say a new Hondius crew case is part of this outbreak, how do they actually tell whether it came from person-to-person spread on the ship versus a separate rodent exposure at a port? What kinds of lab or contact-tracing evidence would make the risk level go up or down? 5. CDC’s hantavirus cruise ship quarantine orders could face legal challenges, expert says - Healthbeat — Healthbeat https://www.healthbeat.org/2026/05/22/cdc-hantavirus-quarantine-order-could-face-legal-challenge-expert-says/ Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak response is now a WHO case study in cross-border coordination under the IHR, while the Netherlands confirms another Andes-virus infection in quarantine and labs revisit protocols for a strain that can spread person to person. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Public health in action: from detection to response – how International Health Regulations (2005) guided response to hantavirus outbreak — World Health Organization https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/photo-stories/item/public-health-in-action--from-detection-to-response---how-international-health-regulations-(2005)-guided-response-to-hantavirus-outbreak 2. Dutch national in quarantine infected with Andes virus, RIVM confirms | The Star — The Star https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/05/23/dutch-national-in-quarantine-infected-with-andes-virus-rivm-confirms 3. Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human - France 24 — France 24 https://www.france24.com/en/health/20260522-hantavirus-not-very-contagious-spread-human 4. Andes Virus Shifts Hantavirus Conversation for US Labs | Clinical Lab Products — Clinical Lab Products https://clpmag.com/diagnostic-technologies/molecular-diagnostics/andes-virus-person-person-transmission-clinical-lab-response/ 5. Step Back: When an outbreak starts on a cruise ship and passengers scatter across borders, who’s actually in charge — the ship’s flag state, the port countries, the passengers’ home countries, or the WHO? And under the International Health Regulations, what can WHO require versus merely coordinate? — IE Insights Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius hantavirus passengers are entering the highest-risk symptom window as countries split on monitoring, with U.S. travelers held in Nebraska through May 31 and Andes-virus evidence from Argentina underscoring why fast isolation and contact tracing matter. In this episode: Top stories: 1. A critical window to stop hantavirus is opening. Not all countries are managing exposed travelers the same way - CNN — CNN https://stiridelahunedoara.ro/categorie/sanatate/a-critical-window-to-stop-hantavirus-is-opening-not-all-countries-are-managing-exposed-travelers-the-same-way-cnn 2. Cruise ship plays a crucial role in the hantavirus outbreak - Clinical Trials Arena — Clinical Trials Arena https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/analyst-comment/cruise-ship-crucial-role-hantavirus-outbreak/ 3. How quarantine for hantavirus passengers works — AllToc https://alltoc.com/health/how-quarantine-for-hantavirus-passengers-works 4. “Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina | New England Journal of Medicine — New England Journal of Medicine https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2009040 5. How Does Andes Hantavirus Spread Between People? | Mirage News — Mirage News https://www.miragenews.com/how-does-andes-hantavirus-spread-between-people-1678543/ Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius hantavirus cluster now has NEJM clinical reporting, WHO confirmation of six Andes-virus cases and three deaths, and tighter U.S. quarantine orders as Argentina searches Ushuaia for a possible rodent source. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship, 2026 | New England Journal of Medicine — New England Journal of Medicine https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2606496 2. WHO Confirms Six Cases of Hantavirus Linked to Cruise Ship Outbreak — The Municheye https://themunicheye.com/who-confirms-six-hantavirus-cases-cruise-ship-33587 3. American passenger on hantavirus-hit cruise feels ‘blindsided’ and ‘misled’ by new quarantine orders | CNN — CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/19/health/hantavirus-us-quarantine-orders 4. “Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina | New England Journal of Medicine — New England Journal of Medicine https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2009040 5. Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city — MedicalXpress https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-argentines-source-hantavirus-outbreak-rats.html Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

MV Hondius hantavirus response is shifting from tracing to treatment stockpiles, with Britain receiving experimental favipiravir from Japan while countries apply different quarantine rules. Officials still frame wider public risk as low, but contact interviews may change restrictions. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus: Britain secures experimental Japanese drug to strengthen response — The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/hantavirus-britain-secures-experimental-japanese-drug-to-strengthen-response/articleshow/131191634.cms 2. Step Back: If all these passengers and crew were tied to the same Hondius voyage, why are different countries using different rules — quarantine in some places, symptom monitoring in others — and what evidence would push health officials from one approach to the other? 3. Argentina Ushuaia Struggles with Hantavirus Threat as Tourism and Antarctic Cruises Face Rising Global Concerns — Travel And Tour World https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/l56xzst4lyhi/ 4. Hantavirus: What you need to know - Virginia Department of Health — Virginia Department of Health https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/norfolk/2026/05/19/hantavirus-what-you-need-to-know/ Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

CDC and state health officials are keeping the public-risk message low while monitoring exposed Hondius passengers across the U.S. The focus is still early symptom recognition, 42-day follow-up, and rapid care if illness appears. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Travelers' Health - CDC — CDC https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel 2. Hantavirus - Virginia Department of Health — Virginia Department of Health https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/hantavirus/ 3. CDC Shares Update on Hantavirus Outbreak in the U.S. After Latest ... — People https://www.aol.com/articles/cdc-shares-hantavirus-outbreak-u-163223000.html 4. Step Back: If someone exposed on the Hondius does get sick, what happens medically — are there proven treatments for Andes hantavirus, or is this mostly about early recognition and ICU support while experimental drugs are still a backup plan? Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

CDC says the Andes-virus risk to Americans and travelers remains extremely low, even as Canada confirms a Hondius-linked case and the ship nears Rotterdam with remaining crew headed for screening and quarantine. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Andes Virus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship: Frequently Asked Questions — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/faq/index.html 2. Media update on Andes hantavirus situation - Canada.ca — Public Health Agency of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2026/05/media-update-on-andes-hantavirus-situation1.html 3. Hantavirus-hit cruise ship nears end of voyage, to dock in Rotterdam — RFI https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260518-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-nears-end-of-voyage-to-dock-in-rotterdam 4. Argentina's icy outpost at the end of the world fears the hantavirus will chill tourism — AP News https://uat.apnews.com/article/argentina-tourism-hantavirus-cruise-ship-ushuaia-7e16664e2d031797ed2c043c34956353 5. Hantavirus has no cure. Here’s where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines — CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hantavirus-treatment-cure-vaccine-9.7201524?cmp=rss Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

WHO has revised the Hondius outbreak to 10 reported Andes-virus cases, with eight confirmed, three deaths, and more passengers now under monitoring across borders. The risk remains officially low, but the long incubation window keeps contact tracing and repeat testing front and center. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus outbreak reduced to 10 cases as ship passengers return to home countries — CIDRAP https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emerging-topics/hantavirus-outbreak-reduced-10-cases-ship-passengers-return-home-countries 2. Hantavirus latest updates: No known cases in U.S.; WHO says global risk remains low — Associated Press https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/live/hantavirus-latest-updates-no-known-cases-in-us-who-says-global-risk-remains-low-195033165.html 3. Kiwi onboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests negative, isolating in Taiwan | RNZ News — RNZ News https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/595382/kiwi-onboard-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-tests-negative-isolating-in-taiwan 4. Step Back: What is Andes-strain hantavirus, and why does its rare person-to-person spread make a cruise-ship cluster different from the hantavirus cases people may have heard about from rodents? — Science News 5. Hantavirus has no cure. Here’s where researchers are at with treatments and vaccines — CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hantavirus-treatment-cure-vaccine-9.7201524?cmp=rss Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

WHO’s latest Hondius picture is sharper: eight lab-confirmed Andes virus infections, three deaths, and a risk profile still concentrated among passengers and crew. Europe is widening coordination while investigators test — and challenge — theories about where the outbreak began. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus outbreak: Deadly Andes strain detected in cruise ship cases; eight cases confirmed — The Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hantavirus-outbreak-deadly-andes-strain-detected-in-cruise-ship-cases-eight-cases-confirmed/articleshow/131080331.cms 2. EU Activates Crisis Information-Sharing Mechanism Over Hantavirus Outbreak — EUToday https://eutoday.net/eu-information-sharing-mechanism-over-hantavirus/ 3. Did a bird-watching visit to this Argentine landfull spark the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak? Experts raise doubts — Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/doubts-grow-over-theory-that-bird-watchers-trip-to-argentine-landfill-sparked-hantavirus-outbreak/ 4. Step Back: Most hantavirus stories we hear about involve rodents, so what’s different about the Andes strain that makes person-to-person spread a real concern — and how should that shape the way we understand the MV Hondius contact tracing? Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

The Hondius response is moving from case-count shock to contact-tracing discipline: CDC says public risk is low while monitoring U.S. passengers, and the UK is relocating asymptomatic contacts so they can isolate near specialist care. In this episode: Top stories: 1. CDC: Risk to general public from hantavirus is low | CIDRAP — CIDRAP https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emerging-topics/cdc-risk-general-public-hantavirus-low 2. Hantavirus: Ten Britons from remote islands to come to UK to isolate | The Independent — The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hantavirus-outbreak-symptoms-cruise-ship-b2975535.html 3. Step Back: Hantavirus is usually described as something people catch from rodents, so why are public-health agencies tracing cruise passengers and asking some contacts to isolate—and what do we know about how Andes virus can spread between people? 4. Argentinian tourism hotspot denies causing hantavirus outbreak — BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21ej471g2o Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

Investigators are treating the Hondius cluster less like a panic story than a long-incubation contact-tracing problem: 11 cases, three deaths, no cases beyond passengers so far, and the Andes strain’s rare person-to-person spread keeping exposed contacts under watch. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Hantavirus outbreak grows to 11 cases, 9 confirmed — CIDRAP https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emerging-topics/hantavirus-outbreak-grows-11-cases-9-confirmed 2. Step Back: What makes the Andes strain different from the hantaviruses people may have heard about in the U.S.—especially its rare person-to-person spread—and what does that actually mean for passengers, crew, and contacts being traced after the MV Hondius cluster? Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

Coverage is shifting from whether the Hondius cluster could become another Covid to what investigators can prove: the public risk is still described as low, while origin theories around Ushuaia and Andes-virus transmission face closer scrutiny. In this episode: Top stories: 1. What exactly is the hantavirus outbreak and how worried should we be? | RNZ News — RNZ News https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/594826/what-exactly-is-the-hantavirus-outbreak-and-how-worried-should-we-be 2. Argentinian tourism hotspot denies causing hantavirus outbreak - BBC News — BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21ej471g2o 3. What is hantavirus? Symptoms you need to know after deadly cruise ship outbreak | The Independent — The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/hantavirus-symptoms-cruise-ship-outbreak-uk-b2974059.html 4. Hantavirus: How it differs from COVID — Deutsche Welle https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-how-it-differs-from-covid/a-77122374 5. Hantavirus Outbreak Renews Painful Memories For Patagonian Village — NDTV https://www.ndtv.com/health/hantavirus-outbreak-renews-painful-memories-for-patagonian-village-11477370 Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

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]

The Hondius outbreak is now a seven-symptom, three-death Andes-virus investigation, with agencies chasing missed passenger tracing and possible contacts across continents. Argentina’s rising hantavirus burden and prior Andes outbreaks are sharpening the source and transmission questions. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Andes Hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship, May 2026 — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/andes-hantavirus-outbreak 2. Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality - Las Vegas Sun News — Las Vegas Sun https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/may/07/dozens-of-passengers-left-hantavirus-stricken-crui/ 3. Hantavirus on the rise in Argentina, where stricken cruise ship began journey — Associated Press https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/07/hantavirus-on-the-rise-in-argentina-where-stricken-cruise-ship-began-journey/ 4. How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks — CBS42 https://www.cbs42.com/news/how-a-deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-unfolded-on-a-cruise-ship-for-weeks/ 5. Andes hantavirus: Deadly 2018 outbreak shows it is not only transmitted through close contact | Health | EL PAÍS English — El País https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-07/andes-hantavirus-deadly-2018-outbreak-shows-it-is-not-only-transmitted-through-close-contact.html Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]

The MV Hondius outbreak is now an Andes-strain hantavirus cluster, with three deaths, evacuations, and contacts spread across multiple countries. Public-health agencies are racing to trace exposures while the ship heads toward Europe. In this episode: Top stories: 1. [PDF] Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship - ECDC — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/TAB-hantavirus-06052026.pdf 2. WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment | CBC News — CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hondius-ship-hantavirus-andes-strain-9.7189281 3. Contract tracing underway for dozens who got off cruise ship amid hantavirus outbreak — CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-9.7190707 4. Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Spain as rare Andes strain confirmed - ABC News — ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/rare-andes-strain-confirmed-in-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak/106650328 5. What doctors know about how the Andes hantavirus spreads | CNN — CNN https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/health/andes-strain-hantavirus-explained Follow and rate Hantavirus Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]