Reviewed event record
Canadian federal public health updates described continued domestic and international coordination for the MV Hondius Andes hantavirus event. PHAC reported a presumptive positive result on 16 May among high-risk monitored individuals and confirmed by laboratory testing on 17 May a Canadian Andes hantavirus case reported by the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer among MV Hondius passengers; all confirmed cases described by PHAC were passengers or crew, and overall risk to the general population in Canada remained low.
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Interpretation
Event-specific official response context for defined exposure cohorts. This is not a Canada-wide live case counter, evidence of general community spread, or travel clearance service.
Source transparency
Links open official public health or agency-published source material used for the summaries on this page.
Government of Canada / Global Affairs Canada / Public Health Agency of Canada
Canada response context for Canadian passengers linked to the MV Hondius event.
Event-specific operational update; not travel advice or a complete outbreak dataset.
Public Health Agency of Canada / Government of Canada
Canada risk-assessment and passenger-response context for the MV Hondius Andes hantavirus cluster.
Operational public health statement; not a Canada-wide case counter or travel clearance service.
Government of Canada
Canada cumulative confirmed infection context and MV Hondius risk wording from an official national page.
Canada cumulative statement is not a live case feed; outbreak-specific risk language should not be generalized beyond the official context.
World Health Organization
Official international notice for the 2026 cruise-associated Andes virus cluster.
Event-specific notice; not global live surveillance.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Official European assessment of a 2026 multi-country cruise-associated cluster.
Rapid assessments can change as investigations continue.
Public Health Agency of Canada / Government of Canada
Canada passenger monitoring and self-isolation context for people linked to the MV Hondius Andes virus event, including the May 10 start point for the 21-to-42 day monitoring window.
Operational response update for a defined exposure cohort; not a Canada-wide live case counter or travel advice service.
World Health Organization
Latest WHO Disease Outbreak News update for the MV Hondius Andes virus cluster, including 11 reported cases, eight confirmed Andes virus infections, two probable cases, one inconclusive case, three deaths, and low global risk assessment as of 13 May 2026.
Event-specific point-in-time notice. It should not be treated as live surveillance, patient-location data, or a general local risk map.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC risk-stratification and monitoring guidance for people potentially exposed through the MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak, including 42-day monitoring and high-risk/low-risk contact definitions.
Guidance for public health authorities. It is not clinical advice for individual readers and may be revised as evidence changes.
Public Health Agency of Canada / Government of Canada
Canada update reporting that one of four high-risk monitored individuals linked to the MV Hondius event tested presumptive positive for Andes hantavirus and was transferred to hospital with isolation precautions.
Event-specific operational update for a defined exposure cohort. It is not a Canada-wide live case counter or evidence of general community spread.
Public Health Agency of Canada / Government of Canada
Canada update confirming through laboratory testing a Canadian Andes hantavirus case reported by the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer among MV Hondius passengers.
Event-specific update. All confirmed cases described in the notice were passengers or crew; do not convert this into a general Canada risk or live local surveillance marker.
Public Health Ontario
Ontario public health guidance for identifying, assessing, and managing suspect, probable, and confirmed Andes virus cases and contacts in the MV Hondius context.
Guidance for public health and healthcare context. It is not a public self-diagnosis guide or local risk map.