Source: WHO DON604 on 28 May and the ECDC official page on 26 May, checked on 31 May 2026. These figures refer to the MV Hondius cluster, not a cumulative worldwide total.
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AP — final US passengers leave Nebraska quarantine after MV Hondius exposure
Media — context · 20/06/2026
Cadena SER — Spain reports closure of MV Hondius quarantine operation
Media — context · 19/06/2026
The Guardian — analysis of how the MV Hondius outbreak was contained
Media — context · 12/06/2026
AP — US funds evacuation for exposed MV Hondius passenger stranded on Pitcairn
Verified · 29/05/2026
CDC — US public risk low, exposed M/V Hondius passenger risk high
Verified · 29/05/2026
New York Health — two residents expected to complete MV Hondius monitoring at home
Verified · 28/05/2026
WHO DON604 — MV Hondius event counter rises to 13 cases
Verified · 27/05/2026
UKHSA — one UK confirmed case connected to MV Hondius outbreak
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New York Health — two residents expected to complete MV Hondius monitoring at home
New York State says two of three New York residents connected to MV Hondius were expected to return from Nebraska by non-commercial flights and complete the rest of their 42-day monitoring and quarantine at residences outside New York City. Officials emphasized no immediate public risk.
New York Health — two residents expected to complete MV Hondius monitoring at home
New York State says two of three New York residents connected to MV Hondius were expected to return from Nebraska by non-commercial flights and complete the rest of their 42-day monitoring and quarantine at residences outside New York City. Officials emphasized no immediate public risk.
CDC — US public risk low, exposed M/V Hondius passenger risk high
CDC's 29 May qualitative assessment says the overall risk to the general US population from the Andes virus outbreak remains low, while the risk for US residents who were onboard M/V Hondius during the exposure window is high. This is risk guidance and does not change the WHO/ECDC case counter.
WHO DON604 — MV Hondius event counter rises to 13 cases
WHO reports 13 MV Hondius-linked cases as of 27 May 2026: 11 laboratory-confirmed, two probable and three deaths. Three additional confirmed cases were reported from Canada, the Netherlands and Spain, while the previously inconclusive US case was removed after further negative testing.
UKHSA — one UK confirmed case connected to MV Hondius outbreak
UKHSA's first statistical release says that, as of 12:30 on 26 May, there was one confirmed hantavirus case in the United Kingdom associated with the MV Hondius outbreak. Updates will be published only as new UK cases are identified.
ECDC — 26 May page confirms 13 total cases and three deaths
ECDC's 26 May update reports 13 total cases, including 11 confirmed and two probable cases, zero suspected cases and three deaths. ECDC says one new case and no new deaths were reported since the previous update, and the EU/EEA public risk remains very low.
WHO EPI-WIN — clinical management and infection-control session
WHO scheduled an EPI-WIN technical webinar on hantavirus in an international maritime setting, including natural history, infection prevention and control, and clinical management of hospitalized patients. It is guidance context and does not publish a new case counter.
