---
id: "minnesota-mv-hondius-monitoring-2026"
type: "official-alert"
title: "Minnesota monitoring statement for potential MV Hondius exposure"
geography: "Minnesota, United States / overseas MV Hondius-related exposure"
date: "2026-05-12"
status: "Official state monitoring statement"
canonical: "https://hantavirusmaps.org/event/minnesota-mv-hondius-monitoring-2026"
license: "CC-BY-4.0"
---

# Minnesota monitoring statement for potential MV Hondius exposure

Minnesota Department of Health · State monitoring update

## Summary

Minnesota Department of Health said it was monitoring one asymptomatic person in Minnesota who may have briefly been exposed overseas to someone from the MV Hondius cruise who tested positive for Andes virus, and emphasized that the health risk to the public remained very low.

## Safe interpretation

Monitoring statement only. It does not indicate a confirmed Minnesota case, local transmission, or increased public risk in Minnesota.

This record is a reviewed public health map note. It is not live surveillance, medical advice, patient-location tracking, or county-level risk prediction.

## Key fields

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Geography | Minnesota, United States / overseas MV Hondius-related exposure |
| Date / period | 2026-05-12 |
| Status | Official state monitoring statement |
| Layer | Public health alerts |
| Agency | Minnesota Department of Health |
| Status | Official state monitoring statement |

## Sources

- Minnesota Department of Health: [Statement on monitoring a person potentially exposed to hantavirus overseas](https://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2026/statement051226.html) — reviewed 2026-05-14; use: Minnesota-specific monitoring context for one asymptomatic person potentially exposed overseas through the MV Hondius event, with public risk described as very low.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [Interim Guidance for Public Health Assessment and Management of People with Potential Exposure to Andes Virus](https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/php/emergency-guidance/index.html) — reviewed 2026-05-14; use: 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.
- World Health Organization: [Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country](https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON601) — reviewed 2026-05-14; use: 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.

## Cite this record

https://hantavirusmaps.org/event/minnesota-mv-hondius-monitoring-2026 (accessed YYYY-MM-DD)

Dataset: https://hantavirusmaps.org/data/map-snapshots.json