Hantavirus news, events & figures

A new GPMB report warns the world is not ready for the next pandemic as public health funding, trust and equitable access to vaccines and tests falter.

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius: how worried should the public be?

Three passengers have died after travel on the MV Hondius, prompting quarantines and contact tracing, but health officials say public risk remains low.

Hantavirus outbreak tied to MV Hondius reaches at least 11 cases

At least 11 confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases, including three deaths, have been linked to the MV Hondius as countries monitor passengers and crew.

Why officials say hantavirus is not another COVID-19

Health officials say the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak is serious but not a pandemic threat, even as cruise-ship memories and online claims fuel anxiety.

Spain confirms hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from MV Hondius

Spain says a passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus as countries monitor travelers from the outbreak-hit cruise ship.

Countries isolate MV Hondius passengers after hantavirus deaths

Passengers from the MV Hondius are being screened and isolated across several countries after three deaths and nine reported hantavirus cases linked to the ship.

Americans from hantavirus cruise ship enter U.S. quarantine

U.S. passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius are being monitored in Nebraska and Atlanta after one tested positive for Andes virus.

WHO sees no sign of wider hantavirus outbreak from MV Hondius

The WHO says there is no current sign of a larger hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius, though more confirmed cases may appear.