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MV Hondius
Dutch-flagged Antarctic expedition cruise ship; site of the May 2026 Andes hantavirus cluster, 8 cases, 3 deaths.
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#5 28 May
Remained the focal point of the winding-down Andes-virus cluster
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ship hantavirus cluster is winding down#4 24 May
Docked at Rotterdam on 18 May with passengers traced across 12 countries after Andes hantavirus cluster reached 12 cases
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Hondius hantavirus cluster hits 12 cases#2 12 May
Mentioned in: ECDC counts 11 Andes cases, three more than WHO
Pandemics and Biosecurity#2 10 May
Mentioned in: CDC mandates airborne isolation for Andes patients
Pandemics and Biosecurity#2 9 May
Completed disembarkation at Tenerife on 11 May after its cluster was reclassified to MODERATE ship risk
Pandemics and Biosecurity: UK airdrops supplies to isolated island Andes case#2 8 May
Mentioned in: WHO upgrades Hondius Andes risk to MODERATE
Pandemics and Biosecurity#1 7 May
Carried 8 hantavirus cases across 23 nationalities during Antarctic expedition
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Andes hantavirus confirmed in Swiss returnee#1 31 Mar
Mentioned in: WHO publishes three Q1 pathogen-family roadmaps
Pandemics and Biosecurity#1 19 Dec