ECDC was notified on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness on MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship with passengers and crew from 23 countries, including nine EU/EEA countries. The virus has been identified as Andes hantavirus.
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Assessment
This document aims to provide advice on infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for healthcare facilities providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed ANDV disease.
Rapid scientific advice on infection, prevention and control measures for patients in healthcare settings with Andes virus (ANDV) disease
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News
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Public health guidance
This document provides practical considerations for public health authorities in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries on laboratory testing for Andes virus (ANDV), with a focus on asymptomatic high-risk contacts of cases from the cruise ship MV Hondius.
Rapid scientific advice on laboratory testing of Andes virus (ANDV) for high-risk contacts under the MV Hondius outbreak
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Presentation
Slides answering the most frequently asked questions on hantavirus.
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) held a press conference in Stockholm on 13 May 2026 to provide an update on the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius.
Answers to common questions including information on the risk to Europe, hantavirus and Andesvirus, and what ECDC is doing to help control the outbreak.
Infographic
This infographic describes how to self-quarantine at home for asymptomatic contacts.
Surveillance and monitoring
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 9-13 May 2026, and includes updates on avian influenza, human cases of swine influenza, mpox, and hantavirus.
Communicable disease threats report, 9-13 May 2026, Week 20
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ECDC regularly assesses new evidence on variants detected through epidemic intelligence, rules-based genomic variant screening or other scientific sources.
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Results of the survey of carbapenem- and/or colistinresistant Enterobacterales, 2019
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Press release
On 10 May, the cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at the port of Granadilla, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Passengers and crew continue to disembark and to be medically evacuated to their countries of origin. At disembarkation, they are all considered high-risk and repatriated, whether symptomatic or not, through non-commercial flights.
Assessment
This report presents the results of the eleventh round of the external quality assessment (EQA-11) scheme for Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) typing in the EU/EEA, organised for national public health reference laboratories
(NPHRLs) providing data to the Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network (FWD-Net), managed by ECDC.
Eleventh external quality assessment scheme for Listeria monocytogenes typing in EU/EEA and EU enlargement countries, 2024
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Since the beginning of 2026, and as of 4 May 2026, no MERS cases have been reported by WHO or national health authorities.
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Since April 2012, and as of 4 May 2026, a total of 2 647 MERS cases, including 959 deaths, have been reported by health authorities worldwide.
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Since April 2012, and as of 4 May 2026, a total of 2 647 MERS cases, including 959 deaths, have been reported by health authorities worldwide.
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Since April 2012, and as of 4 May 2026, a total of 2 647 MERS cases, including 959 deaths, have been reported by health authorities worldwide.
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Since April 2012, and as of 4 May 2026, a total of 2 647 MERS cases, including 959 deaths, have been reported by health authorities worldwide.
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This social media card explains how repatriation should be managed.
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This social media card explains how asymptomatic persons should be managed.
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This social media card explains how symptomatic persons should be managed.
News
The guidance published today by ECDC provides advice for public health professionals in the EU/EEA managing individuals potentially exposed to Andes hantavirus from the M/V Hondius, and for healthcare professionals and transport personnel involved in the disembarkation, transfer, and care of passengers and crew.