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Andes virus

The only hantavirus capable of person-to-person transmission; endemic to Patagonia; confirmed in the MV Hondius cruise-ship cluster, May 2026.

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#528 May

Showed Rt of 0.7 and near-identical sequences confirming single-spillover origin

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ship hantavirus cluster is winding down
#424 May

Caused 12 cases and 3 deaths in the MV Hondius cluster with passengers traced to 12 countries

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Hondius hantavirus cluster hits 12 cases
#212 May

Counted at 11 confirmed or probable cases across 6 countries in the ECDC 12 May surveillance page

Pandemics and Biosecurity: ECDC counts 11 Andes cases, three more than WHO
#210 May

Prompted 45-day isolation protocol at Arrowe Park and military supply drop to Tristan da Cunha for suspected case

Pandemics and Biosecurity: CDC mandates airborne isolation for Andes patients
#29 May

Confirmed by PCR and sequencing in all 6 laboratory cases from the MV Hondius cluster

Pandemics and Biosecurity: UK airdrops supplies to isolated island Andes case
#17 May

Confirmed in Swiss patient, establishing person-to-person transmission capability in the cluster

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Andes hantavirus confirmed in Swiss returnee
#119 Dec

Circulated at elevated levels in Southern Cone countries through 2025, per PAHO data

Pandemics and Biosecurity: PAHO flagged Southern Cone hantavirus in December