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Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment and recommendations

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Hantavirus Maps uses European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control material as reviewed public health context for map records. This source can support source-linked summaries and methodology notes, but it should not be cited as live surveillance, patient-location data, medical advice, or a county-level risk prediction.

Suggested citation: Hantavirus Maps, “Hantavirus-associated cluster of illness on a cruise ship: ECDC assessment and recommendations,” reviewed 2026-05-12, https://hantavirusmaps.org/source/ecdc-cruise-2026.

Source summary

Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Source type: Rapid assessment
Publication date: 2026-05-06
Reviewed date: 2026-05-12

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Official European assessment of a 2026 multi-country cruise-associated cluster.

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Rapid assessments can change as investigations continue.

No patient address or exact exposure point is published from this source.
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Official alert · 2026-05-17

Canada response to MV Hondius Andes hantavirus event

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.

Official alert · 2026-05-17

ECDC cruise ship hantavirus response and passenger guidance updates

ECDC materials for the MV Hondius Andes virus event include the 6 May threat assessment, response activation, passenger guidance, and self-quarantine recommendations for asymptomatic contacts. ECDC framed the cluster as a closed-setting cruise event requiring contact management and public health follow-up while investigations continued.

Official alert · 2026-05-13

Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, multi-country

WHO reported on 13 May 2026 that the MV Hondius cruise-associated Andes virus cluster included 11 reported cases, including three deaths; eight cases were laboratory-confirmed for Andes virus, two were probable, and one remained inconclusive and under further testing. WHO assessed the risk to the global population as low while international contact tracing and monitoring continued.

Official alert · 2026-05

Utah resident passenger linked to MV Hondius response

Utah DHHS stated at least one Utah resident was a passenger on the MV Hondius and said this did not increase hantavirus risk to the Utah population while state and federal officials coordinated monitoring.