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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.