Source-audited outbreak intelligence
Hantavirus Outbreak Tracker
Independent public-information tracker for the MV Hondius-linked Andes virus outbreak. Core counts, status labels, source dates, and the case table are available here without JavaScript.
Situation at a glance
Last checked: May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC. Latest source update: Official pages checked May 26, 2026; ECDC reports data as of May 26. Headline counts use the latest reviewed ECDC public page; WHO DON601 remains retained for risk, chronology, and earlier classification context.
What changed
ECDC's current daily outbreak page reports data as of May 26, 2026: 13 total cases, 11 confirmed, 2 probable, 0 suspected, 0 current inconclusive cases, and 3 deaths. CDC reports no U.S. confirmed cases from this outbreak, and WHO DON601 remains retained for risk and chronology context. Pending media and local hospital updates remain separate from official totals.
Risk framing
General public and traveler risk is currently assessed as low, very low, or extremely low by WHO, ECDC, and CDC depending jurisdiction. People who were onboard the ship, close contacts, exposed passengers, or anyone contacted by public-health officials should follow public-health instructions.
Official sources
Map and case table
The JavaScript app adds an interactive map. The table below is the crawlable, accessible fallback and uses the same canonical public outbreak records.
| Record | Status | Count | Deaths | Location | Source | Source date | Last checked | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| andv-hondius-official-confirmed-current | Confirmed | 11 | 3 | MV Hondius-linked outbreak - confirmed cases Multi-country / cruise ship | ECDC official_public_health | 2026-05-26 | May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC | high | Confirmed count is derived from the latest official ECDC status snapshot. The death count shown on this map marker is the ECDC event-level death total, not a person-level or status-specific location assignment. |
| andv-hondius-official-probable-current | Probable | 2 | 0 | MV Hondius-linked outbreak - probable cases Multi-country / cruise ship | ECDC official_public_health | 2026-05-26 | May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC | high | Probable cases are included in the official total and kept distinct from confirmed cases. |
| andv-hondius-official-suspected-current-zero | Suspected | 0 | 0 | MV Hondius-linked outbreak - suspected cases Multi-country / cruise ship | ECDC official_public_health | 2026-05-26 | May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC | high | The current suspected case count is retained in official facts and exports but is not plotted as a default case marker because the count is zero. |
| andv-hondius-official-inconclusive-current-zero | Inconclusive | 0 | 0 | MV Hondius-linked outbreak - inconclusive cases Multi-country / cruise ship | ECDC official_public_health | 2026-05-26 | May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC | high | The stale prior inconclusive category is superseded by the newer complete ECDC status snapshot and retained as zero in official facts and exports only. |
| spain-positive-test-news-pending-2026-05-25 | News Reported Pending | 1 | 0 | Spain positive-test report - pending official confirmation Spain | CNN reputable_media | 2026-05-25 | May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC | under_review | This is a news-reported pending marker. It is not counted in official totals unless an eligible public-health or government source validates the case. |
| kansas-discharge-hospital-update-2026-05-26 | Monitored Contact | 3 | 0 | Kansas hospital discharge report Kansas | CJOnline local_media | 2026-05-26 | May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC | under_review | Hospital-disposition update from local media. It is not an official case-count source and does not change headline totals. |
| mv-hondius-ship-cleaning-operational-candidate-2026-05-26 | Context | Not published | 0 | MV Hondius operational context Route context | Operational update candidate reputable_media | 2026-05-26 | May 26, 2026, 15:00 UTC | under_review | Route and operational context marker only. It has no case-count effect. |
How to read the labels
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Confirmed | Laboratory-confirmed infection according to the reporting public-health source. |
| Probable | A case classified as probable by the reporting public-health source. |
| Suspected | A suspected case pending evaluation; not counted as confirmed or probable. |
| Inconclusive | A case with unresolved or inconclusive laboratory interpretation. |
| Monitored Contact | A person or group monitored after potential exposure; not counted as a case. |
| Non Case | A record reclassified as not meeting the case definition. |
| News Reported Pending | A report not yet confirmed by an official public-health source. |
| Context | A route, operational, or source-context update with no case-count effect. |
Open data and related pages
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Primary sources reviewed
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