MV Hondius Hantavirus Cluster (2026)
Cluster of Andes hantavirus infections aboard the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, which departed Ushuaia, Argentina on 1 April 2026 carrying 197 international passengers. WHO, CDC and ECDC are coordinating the international response; the ship has since departed the Canary Islands en route to the Netherlands. Contact tracing remains active across additional countries. Live case, death and country counts are shown above and refresh hourly from D1.
Geographic spread
Timeline
● 40 live updates mergedMost recent first. Curated milestones plus live news from around 50 sources, deduplicated.
- Jul 2, 2026live · responseWHO Declares Hantavirus Outbreak Over, Thanks Spain for ‘Incredible Solidarity’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the hantavirus outbreak associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship officially over, with no new cases reported since the last exposed individual completed quarantine and tested negative.
Outbreak News Today RSS → - Jun 30, 2026live · confirmed caseDetectan la circulación de hantavirus en Ushuaia, pero la variante viral no coincide con la que causó el brote en el crucero - La Nación
Hantavirus circulation has been detected in Ushuaia, Argentina, but the viral variant found does not match the one responsible for a recent outbreak on a cruise ship.
La Nación → - Jun 30, 2026live · confirmed caseTierra del Fuego se encuentra con que hay ratones con hantavirus en su territorio tras negarlo insistentemente - El Mundo
Mice carrying hantavirus have been found in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, after previous denials by local authorities.
El Mundo → - Jun 29, 2026live · confirmed casePor primera vez encuentran hantavirus en Tierra del Fuego: por qué no lo asocian al brote del crucero - Clarin.com
Hantavirus has been found for the first time in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, though it is not associated with a cruise ship outbreak.
Clarín → - Jun 25, 2026live · responseUS hantavirus response concludes with no cases, CDC says - Healio
The US hantavirus response has concluded with no confirmed cases, according to the CDC.
Healio Infectious Disease → - Jun 24, 2026live · responseUS public health agency concludes hantavirus response as outbreak eases - Al Jazeera
A US public health agency has concluded its hantavirus response as the outbreak shows signs of easing. This indicates a reduction in new cases and a successful containment effort.
Al Jazeera → - Jun 24, 2026live · deathLa muerte por hantavirus de una mujer en Bariloche llama la atención de los especialistas - La Nación
The death of a woman from hantavirus in Bariloche, Argentina, has drawn the attention of specialists.
La Nación → - Jun 24, 2026live · responseExclusive | CDC Ends Hantavirus Response as U.S. Outbreak Risk Diminishes - WSJ
The CDC has concluded its hantavirus response in the U.S. due to a diminished risk of outbreak, indicating the situation is under control.
Wall Street Journal → - Jun 24, 2026live · responseUS CDC to wind down hantavirus response as outbreak eases - Reuters
The US CDC is reducing its hantavirus response efforts as the outbreak shows signs of easing, indicating a decline in new cases or severity.
Reuters Health → - Jun 24, 2026live · responseInternational public health response helped contain Andes hantavirus outbreak on Dutch cruise ship - CIDRAP
An international public health effort successfully contained an Andes hantavirus outbreak that occurred on a Dutch cruise ship.
CIDRAP → - Jun 24, 2026live · responseHantavirus quarantine ends for Americans held for six weeks in Nebraska - The Guardian
A six-week quarantine for Americans held in Nebraska due to hantavirus concerns has officially ended.
The Guardian → - Jun 23, 2026live · tracingHantavirus ship passenger returns home after 42 day quarantine - CNN
A passenger who was quarantined for 42 days due to hantavirus exposure on a ship has returned home.
CNN → - Jun 23, 2026live · confirmed caseBaden-Württemberg: Letzte Person mit Hantavirus aus BW beendet Quarantäne - tagesschau.de
The last person in Baden-Württemberg infected with hantavirus has completed their quarantine. This marks the end of a specific case's isolation period in the region.
Tagesschau → - Jun 23, 2026live · deathBariloche: una mujer murió tras contraer hantavirus y piden reforzar las medidas de prevención - Clarin.com
A woman in Bariloche, Argentina, died after contracting hantavirus, prompting calls to reinforce prevention measures.
Clarín → - Jun 23, 2026live · tracingVirus-Ausbruch - Hantavirus-Quarantäne für Kontaktperson im Südwesten beendet - Wissen - SZ.de
A hantavirus quarantine for a contact person in southwest Germany has ended, indicating that the individual is no longer considered a risk.
Süddeutsche → - Jun 23, 2026live · deathMurió la mujer que estaba internada con hantavirus en Bariloche - Página|12
A woman hospitalized with hantavirus in Bariloche, Argentina, has died. This confirms a fatal outcome for a previously reported case.
Página/12 → - Jun 23, 2026live · deathConfirmaron una muerte por hantavirus en Bariloche - Infobae
A death due to hantavirus has been confirmed in Bariloche, Argentina.
Infobae → - Jun 23, 2026live · responseQuarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska - The Washington Post
The quarantine period has concluded for the final group of hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska, marking the end of a monitoring period for potential exposure.
Washington Post → - Jun 22, 2026live · tracingAll US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states - Reuters
All US passengers who were on a ship affected by hantavirus have now returned to their respective home states.
Reuters Health → - Jun 22, 2026live · responseQuarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska - AP News
The quarantine for the remaining hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska has concluded.
AP Health → - Jun 22, 2026live · responseBrote de hantavirus en el crucero: tras más de cuarenta días de encierro, los pasajeros de EEUU pudieron volver a sus casas - Clarin.com
After more than 40 days of confinement due to a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, US passengers were able to return home.
Clarín → - Jun 22, 2026live · responseEstados Unidos pone fin a la cuarentena tras el letal brote de hantavirus en el crucero MV Hondius - Infobae
The United States has ended the quarantine following a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
Infobae → - Jun 22, 2026live · confirmed caseNuevo caso de hantavirus en Bariloche: una mujer está internada en terapia intensiva - Página|12
A new case of hantavirus has been reported in Bariloche, Argentina, with a woman currently hospitalized in intensive care.
Página/12 → - Jun 21, 2026live · responseTorres dice que los mensajes "alarmistas" sobre el hantavirus en Canarias quedaron en nada - Infobae
Torres states that "alarmist" messages about hantavirus in the Canary Islands ultimately amounted to nothing, suggesting no significant outbreak occurred.
Infobae → - Jun 20, 2026live · responseAdiós al hantavirus: Sanidad “da por cerrada” la crisis tras confirmar que todos los seguimientos han dado negativo - Infobae
Health authorities have declared the hantavirus crisis over after confirming that all follow-up tests for the virus have returned negative results.
Infobae → - Jun 20, 2026live · responseSanidad "da por cerrada" la gestión del hantavirus tras confirmar que todos los seguimientos han dado negativo - Infobae
Health officials have concluded their management of the hantavirus situation, confirming that all individuals under monitoring have tested negative for the virus.
Infobae → - Jun 20, 2026live · responseSanidad cierra la gestión del brote de hantavirus al no haber ya cuarentenas ni ingresos - Infobae
Health authorities have closed the management of the hantavirus outbreak, as there are no longer any quarantines or hospitalizations related to the virus.
Infobae → - Jun 20, 2026live · tracingTodos los aislados españoles por el hantavirus han dado negativo en la última prueba y terminan la cuarentena - EL PAÍS
All individuals isolated in Spain due to hantavirus concerns have tested negative in their final tests and have completed their quarantine period.
El País → - Jun 20, 2026live · responseTodas las personas en seguimiento por hantavirus han finalizado la cuarentena - El Mundo
All individuals being monitored for hantavirus have completed their quarantine period.
El Mundo → - Jun 19, 2026live · responseVirus-Ausbruch - Ende der Hantavirus-Quarantäne für Betroffene in Sicht - Bayern - SZ.de
The hantavirus quarantine for affected individuals in Bavaria is expected to end soon.
Süddeutsche → - Jun 18, 2026live · responseQuarantine over for almost all hantavirus ship passengers, crew - France 24
Almost all passengers and crew who were quarantined on a ship due to hantavirus concerns have been released from quarantine.
France 24 → - Jun 17, 2026live · confirmed caseHantavirus en Argentina: la letalidad alcanzó un récord histórico en la temporada 2025-2026 - Infobae
Hantavirus lethality in Argentina reached a historical record in the 2025-2026 season. This indicates a significant increase in the severity of the disease's impact.
Infobae → - Jun 17, 2026live · tracingHantavirus cruise passenger says she’s being forced to quarantine in Nebraska - The Washington Post
A cruise ship passenger, potentially exposed to hantavirus, claims she is being forced to quarantine in Nebraska against her will.
Washington Post → - Jun 16, 2026live · responseRFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine - The Washington Post
RFK Jr. reportedly overruled experts to maintain the quarantine of a hantavirus cruise ship passenger, despite expert recommendations.
Washington Post → - Jun 16, 2026live · responseRFK Jr. orders passenger from hantavirus-stricken cruise to remain in quarantine in Nebraska, despite CDC recommendation - CNN
RFK Jr. ordered a passenger from a hantavirus-stricken cruise to remain in quarantine in Nebraska, despite a recommendation from the CDC.
CNN → - Jun 16, 2026live · responseKennedy orders American exposed to hantavirus to stay quarantined against her will, WSJ reports - Reuters
An American individual exposed to hantavirus has been ordered by Kennedy to remain quarantined against her will, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Reuters Health → - Jun 16, 2026live · confirmed caseEl último paciente ingresado por hantavirus recibe el alta en el Hospital Gómez Ulla y ya se encuentra en su domicilio - RTVE.es
The last patient hospitalized with hantavirus at Gómez Ulla Hospital has been discharged and is now at home.
RTVE → - Jun 16, 2026live · responseEl Gómez Ulla da el alta al último paciente del brote de hantavirus del crucero MV Hondius - La Vanguardia
The Gómez Ulla hospital has discharged the last patient from the hantavirus outbreak that occurred on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
La Vanguardia → - Jun 16, 2026live · confirmed caseEl último paciente de hantavirus ingresado en el Hospital Gómez Ulla recibe el alta y ya está en su domicilio - El Mundo
The last hantavirus patient admitted to Gómez Ulla Hospital has been discharged and is now at home.
El Mundo → - Jun 16, 2026live · responseRFK Jr. Orders American Exposed to Hantavirus to Stay Quarantined Against Medical Advice - WSJ
RFK Jr. reportedly ordered an American exposed to hantavirus to remain quarantined, going against medical advice.
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Key facts
- Index case traveled overland for 4 months across Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay between Nov 2025 and Apr 2026.
- Andes virus is the only hantavirus strain with documented person-to-person transmission, but only via close prolonged contact.
- WHO assesses global risk as 'low' as of 7 May 2026.
- ECDC assesses risk for general European population as 'very low'.
- Passengers from 23 different countries were aboard; 17 Americans were among those still on the ship.
- Mortality rate for Andes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome historically 30-40%.