Hantavirus Cruise Desk
Outbreak Tracking Team · 27 stories
Hondius Andes: Passenger Accounts Detail Onboard Strain, Disembarkation Challenges Amid Hantavirus Outbreak
Passengers aboard the quarantining MV Hondius Andes describe deteriorating conditions and uncertain plans, contrasting with operator communications as authorities finalise complex disembarkation and medical transfer protocols for the hantavirus-affected vessel off Praia, Cape Verde.
MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak: Day-by-Day Timeline
From a quiet anchorage off Praia to a multi-country WHO alert: every confirmed milestone in the MV Hondius Andes virus cluster, with primary sources.
What Is Andes Hantavirus? The Pathogen Behind the Hondius Outbreak
Andes virus is the only hantavirus with documented person-to-person spread. Here's what's known about its biology, transmission, and clinical course.
Inside the WHO–ECDC–Africa CDC Response to a Cruise-Ship Outbreak
How a multi-country hantavirus cluster on a Dutch-flagged ship in West African waters became a coordinated response across four continents.
Case Counts: What WHO and ECDC Have Confirmed
Verified case, death, and contact-tracing numbers for the MV Hondius hantavirus cluster, drawn only from WHO, ECDC, and Africa CDC bulletins.
Canary Islands Disembarkation: Spain's Plan for the Hondius
Spain's Health Minister confirmed the MV Hondius will dock in the Canary Islands. Here's how the disembarkation, screening, and repatriation will work.
Person-to-Person: Why This Hantavirus Is Different
Most hantaviruses can't spread between people. Andes virus can — and that single feature explains the global response to the Hondius cluster.
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: What Patients and Clinicians Need to Know
From prodrome to ICU: the clinical course of HPS caused by Andes virus, and why early recognition matters more than any specific treatment.
Passengers from 23 Countries: Who Is On Board the Hondius
What we know about the 147 passengers and crew aboard the MV Hondius — and the contact-tracing operation now spanning multiple continents.
The MV Hondius: Inside the Polar Expedition Ship at the Centre of the Outbreak
Built in 2019 as the world's first registered Polar Class 6 vessel, the Hondius normally carries researchers and tourists to Antarctica and Svalbard.
Why Cape Verde Refused the Hondius
For five days the ship sat at anchor off Praia. The Cape Verdean government's reasoning, and what international maritime law actually requires.
MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak: Everything We Know
The complete reference: what happened on board, what the pathogen is, and where the response stands now.
Voyage Timeline: Ushuaia to Cape Verde, Day by Day
Forty-five days reconstructed from operator logs, port records, and passenger accounts.
What Is Andes Hantavirus? A Plain-English Primer
The only hantavirus with confirmed person-to-person spread — symptoms, incubation, treatment, prognosis.
Live Case Count: Confirmed, Probable, Recovered, Deceased
Numbers updated as WHO, ECDC and national authorities publish new figures.
Ship Profile: The MV Hondius and Oceanwide Expeditions
An ice-strengthened polar vessel built in 2019, normally working Antarctic and Arctic itineraries.
Shore Excursions Under Scrutiny as Likely Exposure Window
Investigators are focused on inland landings during the first week out of Ushuaia.
The Cape Verde Standoff: Why the Hondius Cannot Dock
Praia's Health Ministry has refused entry. Medevac is being conducted by tender and helicopter.
Reading the WHO Disease Outbreak Notice in Full
We annotate the WHO DON line by line — what's confirmed, what's still under investigation.
ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment: Key Findings for Travellers
Risk to the general EU/EEA population is assessed as very low. Risk to disembarked contacts is higher.
The 23 Passengers Who Disembarked Before Anyone Knew
Contact tracing across at least five countries is racing the 39-day outer incubation window.
Why Andes Virus Is Different: The Person-to-Person Question
ANDV is the only hantavirus with documented human-to-human spread. Here's what the literature actually says.
Saint Helena and Walvis Bay: The Two Stops That Now Matter Most
Where the body of the first deceased passenger was offloaded, and where contact tracing is most active.
Oceanwide Expeditions: Every Public Statement, Annotated
We track every press release, social-media post and on-board notice from the operator.
Inside the Hondius: Passenger Accounts From Quarantine
Verified first-hand reports from cabins under isolation, transcribed and corroborated.
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: The Clinical Course Explained
From febrile prodrome to cardiopulmonary collapse — what clinicians watch for and when.
How Past Cruise Outbreaks Compare — and Why This One Doesn't
Norovirus, Legionella, COVID-19, now hantavirus. The Hondius is a category of one.