Outbreak Files

Hantavirus Outbreak 2026

2026 · MV Hondius cruise ship · Andes virus · Declared over by WHO on 2 July 2026

Archived record · last verified 3 October 2026

Corrected 3 Oct 2026: figures shown in May counted a US case later ruled out and missed cases in France, Switzerland and Spain.

Headline figures

Deaths0
3
Confirmed cases0
12
Suspected0
1
Case fatality
23.1%
deaths / all cases (confirmed + probable)
People monitored
115
passengers, crew & contacts, mid-May
Spread
Declared over by WHO, 2 July 2026
MV Hondius · Oceanwide Expeditions voyage HDS2526 · 7 countries

Fig. 1

Route & reported cases

Fig. 2

Cumulative deaths & cases

  • Deaths
  • Confirmed
  • Suspected

Line chart of cumulative figures from Apr 11 to Jul 2. Latest: 3 deaths (Jul 2); 12 confirmed (Jul 2); 1 suspected (Jul 2).

Table 1

By country

WHO · ECDC · RIVM · UKHSA · Wikipedia case table
Confirmed cases and deaths by country and province. Select a region to read its details.
RegionConfirmedDeathsStatus
322 deaths
3—3 confirmed
2—2 confirmed
111 death confirmed
1—1 confirmed
1—Recovered
1—Recovered
——No cases
——No cases
Total123

About

About this record

Archived record of the 2026 Andes hantavirus outbreak on the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius. WHO declared it over on 2 July 2026: 13 cases (12 confirmed, 1 probable) and 3 deaths, with limited person-to-person transmission. Hand-curated from WHO, ECDC, national health agencies and news reports.

Figures are hand-curated from the cited sources and are not updated automatically. Each point on Fig. 2 and each row of Table 1 names its source; the record was last checked against them on 3 October 2026.

Sources: WHO DON599/601/604/611 / ECDC / RIVM / UKHSA / PHAC / Wikipedia / AP.

Archive

News coverage at the time

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