Request for information (RFI): Hantavirus cases reported on a cruise ship from Argentina; three deaths and multiple cases - BEACON

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  Request for information (RFI): Hantavirus cases reported on a cruise ship from Argentina; three deaths and multiple cases - BEACON↗

  beacon.org · 2026-06-01

  A BEACON report from May 3, 2026, detailed the early stages of the MV Hondius cruise ship hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers had died, and one British citizen was in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ship departed Ushuaia, Argentina. The WHO confirmed one laboratory-confirmed hantavirus case and five additional suspected cases among passengers and crew. The report also noted that Argentina had 86 confirmed hantavirus cases in 2025 with a 33% case fatality rate, and the central region (Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and Entre Ríos) was in outbreak status during the 2025–2026 season.

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  Public Health Alerts: Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01

  A detailed Public Health Alerts report on May 20, 2026, provided information on 10 of the 11 cases of Andes hantavirus infection among passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship. Three of these 10 patients died, and two of the other seven remain hospitalized after infection with the Andes strain of the virus (ANDV), which is the only hantavirus strain known to transmit among people. The index patient, a Dutch ornithologist, first had symptoms on April 6 and died on board the ship on April 11. His wife, described as patient 2, became ill on April 24 and died two days later. Patient 3 first exper

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  Public Health Alerts: Andes hantavirus on a cruise ship, 2026 | CIDRAP↗

  cidrap.umn.edu · 2026-05-20

  A Public Health Alerts report, a collaboration between NEJM Evidence and CIDRAP, provided detailed information on May 20, 2026, about 10 of the 11 Andes hantavirus cases on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Three of these 10 patients died, and two remain hospitalized, one in Johannesburg, South Africa, and another in Switzerland. The report identified the index patient as a Dutch ornithologist. The primary source of the outbreak is under active investigation, focusing on exposures to South American rodents before the ship's departure.

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  Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship, Multi-country - World Health Organization (WHO)↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-02

  As of May 8, 2026, WHO reported eight hantavirus cases (six confirmed, two suspected), including three deaths, linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. The Andes virus was confirmed. Investigations are ongoing in Argentina and Chile. One case was medically evacuated to Johannesburg, South Africa.

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  Two cases of hantavirus which spreads human-to-human linked to ship, South Africa says↗

  cnbcafrica.com · 2026-05-06

  South Africa identified the Andes strain of hantavirus in two individuals who disembarked from the MV Hondius cruise ship. A Dutch woman died in Johannesburg, and a British man is hospitalized. The Andes strain is known for rare human-to-human transmission through close contact. The ship was preparing to travel from Cape Verde to Europe.