{ "lastUpdated": "2026-05-08", "schema": "andesvirus.fyi.locations.v1", "notes": "Map data is intentionally conservative. caseCount is null unless confirmed from an authoritative source. intensity is a visualization hint, not a population risk score.", "layers": [ { "id": "verified-activity", "label": "Verified activity / endemic region", "type": "heat" }, { "id": "public-health-measures", "label": "Public health measures / quarantine", "type": "marker" }, { "id": "active-outbreak", "label": "Active outbreak / cluster", "type": "marker" } ], "locations": [ { "id": "mv-hondius-outbreak", "name": "MV Hondius Cruise Ship (en route to Tenerife)", "country": "International Waters / Cabo Verde", "lat": 16.5, "lon": -23.0, "status": "active_outbreak", "intensity": 0.95, "caseCount": 8, "confirmedCases": 5, "suspectedCases": 3, "deaths": 3, "quarantineStatus": "Ship under medical monitoring, en route to Tenerife for passenger evacuation", "summary": "WHO-confirmed outbreak of Andes virus (hantavirus) aboard Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. 8 cases reported (5 confirmed by PCR), 3 deaths as of 7 May 2026. Ship departed Ushuaia, Argentina on 1 April with 147 passengers/crew from 23 nationalities. Person-to-person transmission suspected aboard vessel. WHO assesses global public health risk as low.", "sources": [ "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599", "https://www.who.int/news/item/07-05-2026-who-s-response-to-hantavirus-cases-linked-to-a-cruise-ship", "https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/hantavirus-associated-cluster-illness-cruise-ship-ecdc-assessment-and" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "ushuaia-argentina", "name": "Ushuaia, Argentina (ship departure point)", "country": "Argentina", "lat": -54.8019, "lon": -68.3029, "status": "exposure_location", "intensity": 0.70, "caseCount": null, "quarantineStatus": "No current quarantine. First two MV Hondius cases traveled in Argentina before boarding.", "summary": "Port of departure for MV Hondius on 1 April 2026. Initial cases (Case 1 and 2) traveled in South America including Argentina before boarding. Andes virus is endemic in parts of Argentina. Source of initial exposure under investigation.", "sources": [ "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "tenerife-spain", "name": "Tenerife, Canary Islands (planned evacuation point)", "country": "Spain", "lat": 28.2916, "lon": -16.6291, "status": "public_health_response", "intensity": 0.40, "caseCount": 0, "quarantineStatus": "Hospital on alert, evacuation and repatriation protocols prepared", "summary": "Spanish Ministry of Health approved MV Hondius arrival at Granadilla port despite Canary Islands president's objections. Passengers will be evacuated and repatriated to home countries. Enhanced protocols in place.", "sources": [ "https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/canarians-worry-arrival-hantavirus-cruise-ship-will-bring-repeat-covid-2026-05-06/" ], "confidence": "credible-report", "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "south-africa-johannesburg", "name": "Johannesburg, South Africa (medical evacuation)", "country": "South Africa", "lat": -26.2041, "lon": 28.0473, "status": "case_treatment", "intensity": 0.60, "caseCount": null, "quarantineStatus": "Patients treated in ICU; laboratory confirmation performed by NICD", "summary": "Case 2 (Dutch, 69-year-old female) died at Johannesburg hospital 26 April. Case 3 (British male) medically evacuated and hospitalized in ICU, confirmed positive for Andes virus by PCR on 2 May. Contact tracing initiated.", "sources": [ "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599" ], "confidence": "confirmed", "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "switzerland-zurich", "name": "Zurich, Switzerland", "country": "Switzerland", "lat": 47.3769, "lon": 8.5417, "status": "case_treatment", "intensity": 0.45, "caseCount": 1, "quarantineStatus": "Patient being treated in hospital", "summary": "Swiss government confirmed on 6 May that a man infected with hantavirus is being treated in Zurich. Patient was a passenger on MV Hondius who disembarked and returned to Switzerland.", "sources": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak" ], "confidence": "credible-report", "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "argentina-patagonia", "name": "Patagonia, Argentina", "country": "Argentina", "lat": -41.1335, "lon": -71.3103, "status": "endemic_region", "intensity": 0.62, "caseCount": null, "quarantineStatus": "No current quarantine entry in this tracker", "summary": "Andes virus is endemic in parts of southern South America, including areas of Argentina. 2018 Epuyén outbreak (34 cases, 11 deaths) demonstrated person-to-person transmission capacity. Reservoir: long-tailed pygmy rice rats.", "sources": [ "https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/andesvirus.html", "https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-scientists-say-not-new-pandemic/" ], "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "chile-southern", "name": "Southern Chile", "country": "Chile", "lat": -39.8174, "lon": -73.2425, "status": "endemic_region", "intensity": 0.58, "caseCount": null, "quarantineStatus": "No current quarantine entry in this tracker", "summary": "CDC identifies Andes virus as a hantavirus spread by rodents in South America. This marker indicates an endemic/watch region, not a confirmed active cluster.", "sources": [ "https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/andesvirus.html" ], "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "south-america-region", "name": "South America regional watch", "country": "Regional", "lat": -20.0, "lon": -60.0, "status": "regional_watch", "intensity": 0.25, "caseCount": null, "quarantineStatus": "No current quarantine entry in this tracker", "summary": "Regional monitoring area for official CDC/WHO/PAHO/public-health updates and indexed research. 2025 PAHO data: 229 cases and 59 deaths across 8 countries in the Americas (CFR 25.7%).", "sources": [ "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news", "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599" ], "updated": "2026-05-08" } ], "measures": [ { "id": "mv-hondius-isolation", "type": "ship_quarantine", "name": "MV Hondius medical isolation and monitoring", "status": "active", "description": "Passengers advised to practice maximal physical distancing and remain in cabins. Medical teams providing assessment and care. Enhanced environmental cleaning and ventilation. Ship en route to Tenerife for evacuation.", "startDate": "2026-05-02", "sources": [ "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599" ], "updated": "2026-05-08" }, { "id": "international-contact-tracing", "type": "contact_tracing", "name": "International contact tracing for MV Hondius passengers", "status": "active", "description": "Contact tracing initiated by multiple countries for 147 passengers/crew from 23 nationalities. 30 passengers who disembarked at Saint Helena being traced by UK HSA. Flight contacts from Case 2's Johannesburg-bound flight being traced. 45-day symptom monitoring period for all contacts.", "startDate": "2026-05-02", "sources": [ "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599", "https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/hantavirus-associated-cluster-illness-cruise-ship-ecdc-assessment-and" ], "updated": "2026-05-08" } ] }