MV Hondius Andes-virus outbreak: the European Commission says EU coordination began after the May 2 alert and keeps general EU/EEA risk very low, while microbiologists explain why person-to-person spread requires close, prolonged contact.

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Hantavirus outbreak 2026 - Public Health - European Commission — European Commission
![European Commission logo](/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/logo/logo-ec--mute.svg) # Hantavirus outbreak 2026 The Commission was notified on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness on MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged wildlife expedition ship with passengers and crew from 23 countries, including nine EU/EEA countries. The virus has been identified as [Andes…
How Does Andes Hantavirus Spread Between People? — American Society for Microbiology
![ASM](/content/images/logo.svg?v=929987ecffce74e1c6ba17d9ce8bcc78c275c2ef1d34b5f39c372ce4ad4d5bb3) # American Society for Microbiology # How Does Andes Hantavirus Spread Between People? ![Madeline Barron, Ph.D.](/getmedia/7b5863ba-6c40-46d6-90a4-612f2e4fa081/Madeline-Barron_new.jpg?width=546&height=683&ext=.jpg) [Madeline Barron, Ph.D.](/biographies/madeline-barron) Published: May 21,…