2026-05-09

ECDC adds passenger guidance; case counts unchanged

Official sources checked on 10 May UTC show no new case-count change. ECDC still lists 6 confirmed cases, 2 probable cases, 0 suspected cases and 3 deaths as of 9 May, and added passenger/contact-management guidance for the MV Hondius response.

No newer official ECDC or WHO case-count update was found during this check.
ECDC rapid advice classifies people on board as high-risk contacts for disembarkation and repatriation planning.
ECDC describes monitoring or quarantine for up to six weeks (42 days), with Day 0 set as 6 May 2026.
General public risk wording remains low or very low, while cruise-ship contact management remains more cautious.
No personal health data is tracked on this site.

ECDC Andes Hantavirus outbreak page ECDC guidance for management of passengers linked to the Andes hantavirus outbreak ECDC rapid scientific advice on MV Hondius passenger management 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

changed

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

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.

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