2026-05-09

ECDC and WHO align on six confirmed cases

The latest ECDC page lists 6 confirmed cases, 2 probable cases, 0 suspected cases and 3 deaths. WHO's 9 May Tenerife statement keeps public risk low and says there are no symptomatic passengers on board.

Case numbers are sourced to ECDC's outbreak page.
WHO DON-600 reports eight total cases as of 8 May, including six confirmed and two probable.
WHO separates low public risk from the moderate risk assessed for the cruise-ship setting.
No personal health data is tracked on this site.

ECDC Andes Hantavirus outbreak page WHO Disease Outbreak News DON-600 WHO Tenerife hantavirus response statement

Source change log

Source checks for 2026-05-09

2026-05-09 15:30 UTC

China HFRS background added as context only

context

China CDC Weekly's 2014-2023 HFRS analysis is used for fixed regional background and is not mixed into the MV Hondius live event count.

China CDC Weekly HFRS trend analysis, 2014-2023

2026-05-09 15:30 UTC

ECDC annual surveillance added as background context

context

ECDC's 2023 annual hantavirus report is used to explain EU/EEA background burden, separate from current cruise-linked case cards.

ECDC Hantavirus infection annual epidemiological report 2023

2026-05-09 15:30 UTC

CDC clinical overview added to diagnosis and care notes

reviewed

Diagnosis and treatment copy now links clinical context to CDC/WHO references while staying informational and non-diagnostic.

CDC Clinical Overview of Hantavirus

2026-05-09 14:52 UTC

WHO DON-600 added to current source set

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WHO's 8 May Disease Outbreak News now anchors the WHO case picture: eight total cases, six confirmed, two probable and three deaths.

WHO Disease Outbreak News DON-600

2026-05-09 14:52 UTC

WHO Tenerife response statement reviewed

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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.

WHO Tenerife hantavirus response statement

2026-05-09 14:00 UTC

ECDC case categories matched to WHO

reviewed

Homepage case cards use ECDC's May 9 categories, which align with WHO DON-600: confirmed, probable, suspected and deaths remain separate.

ECDC Andes Hantavirus outbreak page

2026-05-09 14:00 UTC

Incubation wording checked

reviewed

Exposure-window copy uses WHO/CDC-style 1 to 8 week symptom-onset language and avoids individual risk scoring.

WHO Hantavirus fact sheet

2026-05-09 13:30 UTC

AIS context kept as external link

context

No licensed AIS API is connected yet, so the site links to compliant AIS providers instead of copying private feeds.

VesselFinder MV Hondius AIS page