2026-05-09 14:52 UTC
WHO DON-600 added to current source set
WHO's 8 May Disease Outbreak News now anchors the WHO case picture: eight total cases, six confirmed, two probable and three deaths.
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Hantavirus Live
A live tracker-style briefing for the MV Hondius Andes hantavirus event: outbreak overview, case feed, ship position context, country map, exposure window and official sources.
Reviewed
2026-05-09
General-population risk is low/very low; WHO separates cruise-ship risk as moderate.
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Page clock refreshes every second; official case data updates by source.
Activity Map Preview
Country-level response context only; no personal tracking.
Country-level context ยท no personal tracking
Response coordinationVessel contextLaboratory / careItinerary
AIS context
MV Hondius
Licensed AIS is required for live position. The detail page keeps compliant AIS links and vessel identity.
MMSI
244327000
IMO
9818709
Flag
Netherlands
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ExploreLive Tracker
Case categories, timeline and country response context in one structured view.
MV Hondius Vessel Tracker
MMSI, IMO, route context and compliant AIS links for the vessel.
Outbreak Map
Country-level activity map with source-backed response roles.
Latest Updates
Read the latest official update summaries and source changes.
Symptoms & Risk
Symptoms, transmission context and low-panic public-health guidance.
Sources
WHO, ECDC, CDC, Oceanwide and AIS source methodology.
Tracker format
MV Hondius outbreak briefing, source feed and exposure context
The homepage now follows the useful parts of a live incident tracker: a concise outbreak brief, source status lanes, vessel identity, country map, exposure-window explanation and official public-health references. It avoids speculative narrative and keeps case counts tied to named sources.
Outbreak overview
Event ID: MV Hondius / AndesThe current source-backed view lists 6 confirmed cases, 2 probable cases,0 suspected cases and 3 deaths as of 2026-05-09. Counts are not merged into a single headline number because ECDC and WHO publish different categories at different times.
Live data lanes
OUTBREAK
ECDC / WHO
Confirmed, probable, suspected and deaths stay separated so readers can see the official case feed without mixed totals.
COUNTRIES
9 response roles
The map explains country-level response, itinerary and coordination roles; it does not imply local transmission unless a source says so.
AIS
MMSI 244327000
Vessel identity, route context and compliant AIS links are separated from medical data to keep ship tracking and outbreak tracking clear.
MEDICAL
WHO / CDC
Symptoms, incubation, prevention and Andes virus transmission are explained with low-panic public-health wording.
WHO / CDC reference
Exposure window tracker
WHO and CDC describe hantavirus symptom onset as commonly occurring within 1 to 8 weeks after exposure. Contact monitoring depends on the actual exposure history identified by public-health teams.
Full-voyage / on-board cohort
1-8 weeks after exposureRoute exposure context
Use the window as public-health context for why monitoring can continue after travel. It is not a prediction that new cases will occur.
Disembarked passengers
Managed by local authoritiesCountry contact tracing
Earlier disembarkations can create national follow-up work. This site shows country-level roles only, not personal health status.
Close contacts
Close / prolonged contact contextAndes virus caution
Most hantavirus infections are linked to rodent exposure. Andes virus is notable for documented limited person-to-person spread among close contacts.
Pathogen reference
Pathogen
Andes orthohantavirus
The event is linked in public-health reporting to Andes hantavirus-associated illness.
Symptoms
Fever, aches, GI signs, respiratory warning signs
Symptom pages should explain early and severe signs and direct concerned readers to medical care.
Prevention
Avoid rodent-contaminated dust
Cleaning and travel guidance should follow CDC/WHO-style prevention language, not generic panic advice.
Risk framing
Low / very low general-population risk
ECDC assessed risk to the EU/EEA general population as very low. WHO assessed global risk as low, while separating cruise-ship risk as moderate.
Questions this page answers
What happened on MV Hondius?
How many confirmed, probable and fatal cases are source-backed?
Where is the vessel context and AIS identity?
Which countries appear in the response map?
How long can the hantavirus incubation window matter?
Is hantavirus contagious, and what is different about Andes virus?
This structure is inspired by incident-tracker pages, but the medical wording remains conservative: source-backed case categories only, no personal tracking and no unsourced predictions.
Source change log
What changed, what was checked, and what stayed contextual
This log makes the live tracker auditable. It separates official case changes from source reviews and AIS context, so readers can see why a dashboard card changed without relying on headlines.
changed
2026-05-09 14:52 UTC
WHO Tenerife response statement reviewed
WHO's 9 May statement keeps public risk low, says there are no symptomatic passengers on board at that time, and describes the controlled Tenerife disembarkation plan.
2026-05-09 14:00 UTC
ECDC case categories matched to WHO
Homepage case cards use ECDC's May 9 categories, which align with WHO DON-600: confirmed, probable, suspected and deaths remain separate.
2026-05-09 14:00 UTC
Incubation wording checked
Exposure-window copy uses WHO/CDC-style 1 to 8 week symptom-onset language and avoids individual risk scoring.
2026-05-09 13:30 UTC
AIS context kept as external link
No licensed AIS API is connected yet, so the site links to compliant AIS providers instead of copying private feeds.
2026-05-04 18:00 UTC
WHO DON-599 retained as May 4 baseline
WHO DON-599 remains the historical baseline for the May 4 situation. Current WHO case and risk wording uses DON-600.
Risk and symptoms
ECDC assessed risk to the EU/EEA general population as very low. WHO assessed global risk as low, while separating cruise-ship risk as moderate.
This site is informational and is not medical advice. Follow local public-health guidance and seek medical care if you may have been exposed and develop symptoms.
Sources and methodology
Official public-health sources drive medical data. AIS and operator sources provide vessel context.
ECDC Andes Hantavirus outbreak pageWHO Disease Outbreak News DON-600WHO Disease Outbreak News DON-599WHO Tenerife hantavirus response statementWHO Hantavirus fact sheetCDC About HantavirusCDC Hantavirus PreventionOceanwide Expeditions MV Hondius press timelineVesselFinder MV Hondius AIS pageMarineTraffic MV Hondius AIS page