Map: The states monitoring hantavirus exposures after cruise ship outbreak - WGN-TV
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Hantavirus tracker
A source-linked tracker for the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak, combining curated case counts, ship status, timeline entries, official advisories, and automatically refreshed source coverage.
Current status
Active outbreak aboard MV Hondius. Positioned off Granadilla, Tenerife during the May 9 disembarkation window after leaving Cape Verde on May 6 (three medevacs to the Netherlands that day). Spain's plan remains anchored operations: assess passengers and crew on board, then move people only via controlled small-boat/air transfer for quarantine or repatriation, without routine contact between evacuees and the local public.
Status updated .
Data refresh
Source coverage is refreshed by an automated job every six hours. The most recent source run completed May 13, 2026, 14:53 UTC.
Case counts and timeline entries remain curated so revised official numbers are not silently rewritten.
Case snapshot
Confirmed cases
6
+ 1 vs. previous
Suspected
2
-1 vs. previous
Under observation
147
+ 6 vs. previous
Recovered
0
Deaths
3
WHO (May 8, via Reuters and other wire reporting): six laboratory-confirmed cases linked to the cruise, with the publicly reported outbreak total still framed around eight cases under active investigation (two remaining suspected vs. the May 7 split of five confirmed / three suspected). Three deaths. By May 9 the vessel was in the Granadilla, Tenerife operational window for at-sea medical assessment and controlled repatriation without public contact ashore (Spanish briefing; ABC News live updates May 8).
WHO (May 8, via Reuters and other wire reporting): six laboratory-confirmed cases linked to the cruise, with the publicly reported outbreak total still framed around eight cases under active investigation (two remaining suspected vs. the May 7 split of five confirmed / three suspected). Three deaths. By May 9 the vessel was in the Granadilla, Tenerife operational window for at-sea medical assessment and controlled repatriation without public contact ashore (Spanish briefing; ABC News live updates May 8).
Latest source coverage
All sourcesOperator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises - PBS
Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises PBS
How Long Will American Cruise Passengers Be Quarantined after Hantavirus Outbreak? - TODAY.com
How Long Will American Cruise Passengers Be Quarantined after Hantavirus Outbreak? TODAY.com