📌 What is hantavirus: symptoms, transmission, treatment and risks
Hantavirus is a rare rodent-borne infection. But the Andes strain can spread between people. Here is what you need to know about symptoms, treatment and danger.
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MV Hondius hantavirus: key numbers and future threats
The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak is now officially over. Confirmed: 13 cases across 3 deaths. Health authorities tracked 653 contacts in 33 countries. What went right. What’s next. Here is what you need to know. The virus spread no further beyond the ship.
OpenWHO declares hantavirus outbreak over. Here is what it means.
WHO confirmed the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak is finished. There were 13 cases and 3 deaths. 653 people completed their quarantine. The threat is gone.
OpenSin Nombre virus in the US: 8 cases, 2 deaths in 2026
The US reports 8 Sin Nombre hantavirus cases in 2026. 2 deaths. 5 states. Cases are unrelated to the cruise — the virus is endemic to the West.
OpenUS hantavirus response ends. Zero infections.
The HHS and CDC ended the hantavirus response. Eighteen Americans exited quarantine in Nebraska. There were zero Andes virus cases. After 42 days of monitoring — zero infections.
Open18 Americans in Nebraska quarantine: how it unfolded
18 MV Hondius passengers spent 42 days in the Nebraska quarantine center. Zero infections. A story of isolation, fear, and coming home.
OpenEurosurveillance publishes full investigation of cruise ship hantavirus
Eurosurveillance published the international investigation of the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak. 13 cases, 23 nationalities, 33 contact countries.
OpenHantavirus outbreak is stable. Risk stays low globally.
No new cases since late May. ECDC and WHO confirmed 13 cases, 3 deaths. Risk for the public stays low. But the incubation period isn't over.
OpenECDC links 13 hantavirus cases to MV Hondius.
The tally now sits at 13 cases. Twelve are confirmed, and one is still deemed probable. Tragically, three people have passed away. Lab results later confirmed one probable infection too.
OpenTitle_en rewrite: As the world mobilizes, Mexico strengthens surveillance. South Africa traces contacts. Argentina partners with the CDC. Their target: natural virus reservoirs. Global hantavirus fight is just beginning.
Mexico tightens surveillance. South Africa traces contacts. Argentina and CDC hunt natural reservoirs. The global fight against hantavirus continues.
OpenWHO webinar tackles hantavirus threats at borders.
The WHO ran a webinar about the hantavirus outbreak. Officials called it a "quintessential border health event." There are 13 confirmed cases and 3 deaths. The global risk is still assessed as low.
OpenArizona reports a third hantavirus case. One person died. It is the first fatal case this year in the state.
Arizona confirmed a third hantavirus case in 2026. The patient died from the infection. This case is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship.
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