Brote de hantavirus en el MV Hondius (2026)
Brote de infecciones por hantavirus Andes a bordo del buque neerlandés de cruceros de expedición MV Hondius, que zarpó de Ushuaia, Argentina, el 1 de abril de 2026. A fecha de 7 de mayo de 2026 se han notificado 8 casos (5 confirmados, 3 sospechosos) y 3 fallecimientos. El barco se encuentra en cuarentena frente a Cabo Verde, a la espera del traslado a las Islas Canarias. El rastreo de contactos está activo en 6 países.
Geographic spread
Timeline
● 40 live updates mergedMost recent first. Curated milestones plus live news from around 50 sources, deduplicated.
- Jun 3, 2026live · responseCinco personas han dejado la instalación de cuarentena de hantavirus en Nebraska - The Washington Post
Cinco personas que estaban en cuarentena por el hantavirus han sido liberadas de una instalación en Nebraska.
Washington Post → - Jun 1, 2026live · response5 People Leave Hantavirus Quarantine in Omaha - The New York Times
Five individuals who were under quarantine for hantavirus in Omaha have been released, indicating they are no longer considered a risk.
New York Times → - Jun 1, 2026live · confirmed caseAsí se trató el primer caso de hantavirus en España: cóctel experimental de antivirales para frenar la infección - El Mundo
The first hantavirus case in Spain was treated with an experimental cocktail of antivirals to stop the infection.
El Mundo → - May 30, 2026live · tracingHantavirus Quarantine to End for Some US Cruise Passengers - Bloomberg.com
Some US cruise passengers who were quarantined due to hantavirus exposure are expected to be released from quarantine.
Bloomberg → - May 30, 2026live · responseDispute grows over home monitoring of hantavirus passengers - The Washington Post
A dispute is escalating regarding the home monitoring protocols for passengers who may have been exposed to hantavirus.
Washington Post → - May 30, 2026live · responseGGD: cruiseschip Hondius na hantavirus weer schoon - de Volkskrant
The GGD (Dutch Municipal Health Service) reports that the cruise ship Hondius is clean again after a hantavirus incident.
Volkskrant → - May 29, 2026live · responseBarcos de drogas hantavirus experimentales a Europa como pasajeros estadounidenses ofrecieron cuarentena en casa - CIDRAP
Un fármaco experimental hantavirus ha sido enviado a Europa, y a los pasajeros estadounidenses se les está ofreciendo una cuarentena en relación con un brote de hantavirus.
CIDRAP → - May 29, 2026live · confirmed caseSchweizer Hantavirus-Patient aus dem Spital entlassen - SRF
A Swiss hantavirus patient has been discharged from the hospital.
SRF → - May 29, 2026live · tracingHantavirus-Ausbruch: Eine Person erreicht Berlin und bleibt in häuslicher Quarantäne - tagesschau.de
One person from a hantavirus outbreak has arrived in Berlin and is remaining in home quarantine.
Tagesschau → - May 28, 2026live · responseHantavirus: l'UE envia il farmaco sperimentale Favipiravir a Francia, España y Holanda - Adnkronos
La UE está enviando el fármaco experimental Favipiravir para el hantavirus a Francia, España y Holanda.
Adnkronos → - May 26, 2026live · responseVertrek Nederlands cruiseschip Hondius uitgesteld, wordt extra schoongemaakt - NOS
The departure of the Dutch cruise ship Hondius has been delayed for extra cleaning, following a hantavirus outbreak.
NOS → - May 26, 2026live · confirmed casePassagier der »Hondius«: Zweiter bestätigter Hantavirus-Fall in Spanien - Spiegel
A second confirmed hantavirus case has been reported in Spain, linked to a passenger from the "Hondius" cruise ship.
Der Spiegel → - May 25, 2026live · confirmed caseHantavirus: l'un des Espagnols en quarantaine à Madrid testé positif - Le Figaro Santé
One of the Spanish individuals quarantined in Madrid has tested positive for Hantavirus.
Le Figaro → - May 25, 2026live · confirmed caseSpaanse Hondius-opvarende test positief op hantavirus, tweede besmetting in Spanje - NOS
A Spanish passenger from the Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus, marking the second infection in Spain.
NOS → - May 25, 2026live · confirmed caseDa positivo en hantavirus una de las personas que estaba en cuarentena en el Hospital Gómez Ulla - El Mundo
One person who was in quarantine at Gómez Ulla Hospital has tested positive for hantavirus.
El Mundo → - May 25, 2026live · confirmed caseHealth ministry confirms another hantavirus case in Spain - Euronews.com
The Spanish health ministry has confirmed an additional case of hantavirus in Spain.
Euronews → - May 25, 2026live · confirmed caseNuevo positivo en hantavirus entre los españoles en cuarentena en el Gómez Ulla - RTVE.es
A new positive hantavirus case has been identified among Spanish individuals who are currently in quarantine at the Gómez Ulla hospital.
RTVE → - May 25, 2026live · confirmed caseUn nuevo caso de hantavirus entre los españoles en cuarentena preventiva del Hospital Gómez Ulla - Infobae
A new hantavirus case has been identified among Spaniards who are in preventive quarantine at the Gómez Ulla Hospital.
Infobae → - May 25, 2026live · confirmed caseOtro de los españoles que guardan cuarentena en el Gómez Ulla da positivo en hantavirus - EL PAÍS
Another individual quarantined at Gómez Ulla Hospital in Spain has tested positive for hantavirus.
El País → - May 24, 2026live · confirmed caseNuevo positivo en hantavirus en España - RTVE.es
A new positive case of hantavirus has been reported in Spain.
RTVE → - May 23, 2026live · tracingLa mujer ingresada en la unidad de aislamiento del Hospital Clínic da negativo de hantavirus en la tercera prueba PCR - EL PAÍS
A woman admitted to the isolation unit of Hospital Clínic in Spain has tested negative for hantavirus on her third PCR test.
El País → - May 23, 2026live · tracingLa mujer aislada en el Hospital Clínic de Barcelona da negativo por hantavirus y seguirá la cuarentena en casa - El Mundo
A woman isolated in Barcelona's Hospital Clínic tested negative for hantavirus and will continue her quarantine at home.
El Mundo → - May 23, 2026live · tracingLa mujer aislada en el Clínic da negativo por hantavirus y seguirá la cuarentena en casa - La Vanguardia
A woman isolated at the Clínic hospital tested negative for hantavirus and will continue her quarantine at home.
La Vanguardia → - May 22, 2026live · deathYa son seis los muertos en Salta por hantavirus
Seis personas han muerto por el hantavirus en Salta, Argentina.
Página/12 → - May 22, 2026live · responseAmericans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine - AP News
Americans who were exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship are currently in quarantine in Nebraska, where they are receiving local hospitality.
AP Health → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseAndesvirus vastgesteld bij een bemanningslid van de Hondius dat in Nederland in quarantaine zat - NRC
Andesvirus, a type of hantavirus, was detected in a crew member of the ship Hondius, who was subsequently placed in quarantine in the Netherlands.
NRC → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseWHO says 12th person infected with hantavirus detected in the Netherlands - Al Jazeera
The WHO reported that a 12th person has been infected with hantavirus in the Netherlands.
Al Jazeera → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseHantavirus, i contagi salgono a 12: positivo un membro dell'equipaggio della MV Hondius sbarcato a Tenerife - Corriere della Sera
Hantavirus infections have risen to 12, following a positive test result for a crew member of the MV Hondius who disembarked on the island of Tenerife.
Corriere → - May 22, 2026live · tracingLos contactos españoles negativos de hantavirus terminarán la cuarentena en sus casas - La Vanguardia
Spanish contacts who tested negative for hantavirus will complete their quarantine at home.
La Vanguardia → - May 22, 2026live · tracingHantavirus: Final 14 days of home quarantine for negative cases - Euronews
Individuals in Spain who tested negative for hantavirus, likely contacts of a confirmed case among evacuees, are completing their final 14 days of home quarantine.
Euronews → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseNieuw geval hantavirus in Nederland, het bemanningslid is in isolatie in ziekenhuis - de Volkskrant
A new case of hantavirus has been reported in the Netherlands, with a crew member currently isolated in a hospital.
Volkskrant → - May 22, 2026live · tracingLos contactos de hantavirus negativos en España podrán acabar la cuarentena en casa - Infobae
In Spain, individuals who had contact with hantavirus cases and tested negative will be allowed to complete their quarantine at home.
Infobae → - May 22, 2026live · tracingLos pacientes ingresados en el Gómez Ulla por contacto con el brote de hantavirus podrán continuar la cuarentena en sus domicilios bajo supervisión sanitaria - Infobae
Patients admitted to Gómez Ulla hospital in Spain due to hantavirus contact can now continue their quarantine at home under health supervision.
Infobae → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed casePaíses Bajos confirma un nuevo caso de hantavirus en un tripulante del 'MV Hondius' que desembarcó en Tenerife - Infobae
The Netherlands has confirmed a new hantavirus case in a crew member from the 'MV Hondius' cruise ship who disembarked in Tenerife.
Infobae → - May 22, 2026live · tracingAus Münchner Klinik - Zweite Hantavirus-Kontaktperson zur Quarantäne daheim - Bayern - SZ.de
A second contact person for hantavirus, originating from a Munich clinic, has been placed under home quarantine in Bavaria, Germany. This indicates a public health measure to prevent further spread of the virus.
Süddeutsche → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseHantavirus, i casi salgono a 12: positivo un membro dello staff della Hondius rientrato a Tenerife - la Repubblica
The number of hantavirus cases has risen to 12, following a positive test result for a staff member from the MV Hondius cruise ship who had returned to Tenerife.
Repubblica → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseCrucero con hantavirus: confirman un nuevo caso en un tripulante repatriado a Países Bajos - Página|12
A new hantavirus case has been confirmed in a crew member from a cruise ship, who was repatriated to the Netherlands.
Página/12 → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseLes Pays-Bas confirment un nouveau cas d'hantavirus parmi le personnel d'équipage du MV Hondius - Le Temps
The Netherlands has confirmed a new case of hantavirus among the crew members of the MV Hondius vessel.
Le Temps → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseUn miembro de la tripulación del Hondius repatriado a los Países Bajos da positivo en hantavirus - El Mundo
A crew member from the MV Hondius, repatriated to the Netherlands, tested positive for hantavirus.
El Mundo → - May 22, 2026live · confirmed caseHantavirus : un membre d’équipage du « Hondius », navire qui a accosté aux Pays-Bas, déclaré positif, annonce l’OMS - Le Monde.fr
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a crew member of the ship "Hondius," which docked in the Netherlands, tested positive for hantavirus.
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Key facts
- El caso índice viajó por tierra durante 4 meses por Argentina, Chile y Uruguay entre noviembre de 2025 y abril de 2026.
- El virus Andes es la única cepa de hantavirus con transmisión documentada entre personas, pero solo por contacto estrecho y prolongado.
- La OMS evalúa el riesgo global como 'bajo' a fecha de 7 de mayo de 2026.
- El ECDC evalúa el riesgo para la población general europea como 'muy bajo'.
- A bordo había pasajeros de 23 países distintos; 17 estadounidenses se encontraban entre los que aún seguían en el buque.
- La letalidad histórica del síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus Andes es del 30-40 %.