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Latest hantavirus news

Verified outbreak reports and surveillance updates, refreshed every three hours from WHO Disease Outbreak News, ECDC, the U.S. CDC, the German RKI, ProMED-mail, and Google News. Each entry links to the original publisher.

We aggregate, do not interpret. Items marked Alert contain language indicating an active outbreak, cluster, or fatality in the original source. Items without a badge are general surveillance updates. For background on hantavirus itself, see the basics guide, the FAQ, or the interactive outbreak map.

Today11:35

Today, 11:35New York Post

Flight attendant hospitalized after coming in contact hantavirus cruise ship passenger who died

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Today09:19

Today, 09:19WRDW

Ga. health officials monitor 2 who traveled on cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak

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Today08:44

Today, 08:44NPR Alert

About 40 passengers previously left ship hit by Hantavirus at island of St. Helena

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May 6, 2026WHO Emergency

Hantavirus on MV Hondius confirmed as Andes virus

WHO confirms the strain on the stranded vessel as Andes orthohantavirus, the only hantavirus with documented person-to-person transmission. Eight cases, three deaths.

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May 6, 2026ProMED Alert

Spain agrees to dock the Hondius in the Canary Islands

Madrid grants permission for the cruise ship to sail to the Canary Islands for disembarkation. Regional president Fernando Clavijo says local authorities lack information to guarantee safety.

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May 6, 2026ECDC Alert

Swiss hospital reports eighth Hondius-linked case

A former passenger of the MV Hondius tested positive for hantavirus and is being treated in Switzerland, raising the cluster total to eight cases across multiple countries.

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May 4, 2026RKI

Baden-Wuerttemberg reports 15 Puumala cases in 2026

Heilbronn district health office urges caution as Puumala cases rise on the Schwaebische Alb. Stuttgart region, Tuebingen and Esslingen districts again most affected.

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