World Health Organization
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
Official international notice for the 2026 cruise-associated Andes virus cluster.
Event-specific notice; not global live surveillance.
Official alerts
Hantavirus Outbreak Map
The outbreak layer is limited to official public health notices. It is built to avoid rumor-driven or sensational outbreak tracking.
Key Points
WHO, ECDC, PAHO/WHO, CDC, and state health departments are preferred alert sources.
An alert can be important without implying broad public risk.
This site does not publish live outbreak surveillance or exact local exposure maps.
How alerts are selected
Alerts are included when an official agency publishes a public notice, rapid assessment, Health Alert Network advisory, or epidemiological alert with enough context to summarize safely.
Each alert card includes source links and a limitation note.
2026 cruise-associated cluster
WHO, ECDC, and PAHO published official updates on the 2026 cruise-associated Andes virus cluster. This site presents it as an event-specific official alert, not as evidence of general community spread.
Source transparency
Reviewed Sources
Links open official public health or agency-published source material used for the summaries on this page.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment and recommendations
Official European assessment of a 2026 multi-country cruise-associated cluster.
Rapid assessments can change as investigations continue.
Pan American Health Organization
PAHO supports the international response to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic
PAHO coordination context and prevention summary for the cruise-associated event.
Event-specific update; not a full surveillance dataset.
Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization
Epidemiological Alert Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Americas Region - 19 December 2025
Americas regional alert, Southern Cone context, and surveillance strengthening recommendations.
Regional aggregate and alert language; country public health agencies remain authoritative for national counts.