Timeline changelog
Hantavirus Outbreak Changelog
Chronological changelog summarizing 16 dated outbreak updates, including case confirmations, deaths, transfers, monitoring events, and other timeline shifts in the Hantavirus Outbreak Tracker.
This changelog condenses the dataset into a readable timeline of outbreak shifts. Each entry links to the full dated update page and the most visible case records reported on that date.
May 16, 2026 update
Canadian MV Hondius passenger reported confirmed positive after repatriation to Canada, described in coverage as the 10th confirmed case linked to the outbreak aboard the Dutch-flagged ship. This is distinct from the earlier Canadian monitoring entries PCAN01...
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- Canadian Passenger — Confirmed Positive After Repatriation - Confirmed - Canada
May 13, 2026 update
Italian young man from Calabria under quarantine after brief contact on a KLM flight with a Dutch woman infected during the MV Hondius outbreak. WHO-linked reporting on May 12 said he was one of four Italians under monitoring and had developed symptoms seriou...
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- Italian Flight Contact — Symptomatic Under Analysis (Rome) - Symptomatic - Italy
May 12, 2026 update
Spanish MV Hondius passenger evacuated from Tenerife under Spain's sealed military-hospital protocol. Spain's Health Ministry said the passenger who provisionally tested positive on May 11 was confirmed positive on May 12. The patient had slight fever and min...
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- Spanish Passenger — Gomez Ulla Confirmed Positive - Confirmed - Spain
May 11, 2026 update
American MV Hondius passenger — asymptomatic, transferred from Omaha to Emory University Hospital SCDU, Atlanta on May 11 2026. Emory confirmed: 'undergoing evaluation and monitoring.' This passenger and PUSRESPTC01 are a couple — both transferred together fr...
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- American Passenger — Asymptomatic, Emory SCDU Monitoring (Atlanta) - Asymptomatic - USA
- American Passenger — PCR Confirmed, UNMC Biocontainment (Omaha) - Confirmed - USA
- American Passenger — Symptomatic, PCR Negative, Emory SCDU (Atlanta) - Symptomatic - USA
May 10, 2026 update
14 Spanish passengers aboard MV Hondius to be transported to Gómez Ulla Military Hospital in Madrid (NOT Tenerife) after disembarkation at Tenerife (expected Sunday May 10). Full protocol per Spain head of emergency services Virginia Barcones: PCR test on arr...
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- Spanish Passengers Group (14) — Military Hospital - Symptomatic - Spain
- Tristan da Cunha Resident — Suspected Hantavirus (Stable) - Symptomatic - Tristan da Cunha (UK Overseas Territory)
May 9, 2026 update
MV Hondius passenger admitted to Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, asymptomatic. Traveling to Barcelona after disembarkation. Identified via El País contact tracing graphic. No symptoms reported. Seven additional French citizens (beyond symptomatic PFRCE01) ident...
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- Barcelona Passenger — Hospital Clínic (Asymptomatic) - Asymptomatic - Spain
- French Contacts — South Africa Flight (7) - Asymptomatic - France
May 8, 2026 update
Two Alberta residents who had brief contact with an infected MV Hondius passenger on separate flights — NOT aboard the ship themselves. Contacted and at home monitoring for symptoms. Health zone not disclosed per patient confidentiality. Assessed as part of C...
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- Alberta Residents — Flight Contacts (2) - Asymptomatic - Canada
- Alicante Woman — Flight Contact (Gen 2) - Symptomatic - Spain
- Arizona Resident — MV Hondius Passenger - Asymptomatic - USA
May 7, 2026 update
Dutch flight attendant on Airlink flight 4Z 301 (SHN→JNB, April 25). Index case PEDB43 was on this flight but was too ill to take her onward international flight to Europe and was taken off the plane in Johannesburg, where she died. The Airlink attendant is n...
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- Airlink Flight Attendant (Suspected) - Asymptomatic - Netherlands
- French Citizen — Contact Case, Benign Symptoms - Symptomatic - France
- Israeli Patient (European Strain) - Confirmed - Israel
May 6, 2026 update
Male patient. First hantavirus case of 2026 recorded in Bariloche, Patagonia's most popular mountain resort town and northern entry point. Río Negro Province government announced the case on Tuesday May 6; patient was hospitalised on Wednesday May 6. Andes vi...
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- Bariloche Male Patient (Argentina Domestic, 2026) - Confirmed - Argentina
- British Man Evacuee, MV Hondius - Confirmed - Netherlands
- Cruise Ship Passenger Case 1 - Confirmed - South Africa
May 5, 2026 update
⚠️ POSSIBLE DUPLICATE — May be same person as PA1B22, P872E8, or PDB8D5 (the three officially listed May 6 evacuees to the Netherlands per WHO/Oceanwide). Auto-scraped entry for ill crew member with mild symptoms requiring urgent medical evacuation from the s...
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- Cape Verde Evacuee — Mild Symptoms (possible duplicate) - Confirmed - Cape Verde
- Cape Verde Evacuee — Severe Symptoms (possible duplicate) - Confirmed - Cape Verde
- MV Hondius Ship's Doctor (Evacuated, Serious) - Symptomatic - Netherlands
May 2, 2026 update
Third death in the MV Hondius outbreak. Official WHO/Oceanwide listing (USA Today, May 8 2026) confirms symptom onset April 28 — fever and signs of pneumonia. Died May 2, 2026 — 4 days after symptom onset. Earlier Al Jazeera/WHO May 7 report of April 25 onset...
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- German Passenger (Deceased, May 2) - Deceased - Cape Verde
April 27, 2026 update
American passenger aboard MV Hondius — partner of British national P003. Per Oceanwide Expeditions official timeline: on April 27 "two guests are medevaced via Ascension Island: a symptomatic British national [P003] and the patient's American partner." This r...
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- American Passenger — Partner of British Evacuee (P003) - Asymptomatic - Unknown
- Canadian Early Returnees — Isolating (3) - Asymptomatic - Canada
April 26, 2026 update
Index case. Dutch female passenger (age 69) aboard MV Hondius. Before boarding in Ushuaia on April 1, she and her husband traveled in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay (Al Jazeera / WHO, May 7 2026). Argentine authorities' leading hypothesis (per AP, May 7 2026):...
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- Dutch Female Passenger (Index) - Deceased - South Africa
April 24, 2026 update
British male GUEST (not crew — corrected per Oceanwide Expeditions official timeline, USA Today May 8 2026). Reported fever, shortness of breath, and signs of pneumonia to the ship's doctor on April 24. Condition worsened; medically evacuated April 27 via Asc...
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- British Guest — Symptomatic Evacuee (April 27) - Confirmed - International Waters
- Saint Helena Departures — Untraced (30–40 passengers) - Asymptomatic - Saint Helena
April 18, 2026 update
Crew member sharing workspace and common ventilation zones with P003 during P003's prodromal phase. Fever, myalgia, early respiratory symptoms. Serology pending. Vessel stranded near Cape Verde — under shipboard medical monitoring awaiting evacuation. [Note:...
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- Dutch Crew Member - Asymptomatic - International Waters
April 11, 2026 update
Dutch male passenger (age 70), husband of index case PEDB43, sharing Cabin 406. Per WHO/USA Today May 7 official summary: developed fever, headache, and mild diarrhea on April 6; died aboard MV Hondius on April 11 — the first death in the outbreak (5 days aft...
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- Dutch Male Passenger (Husband of Index) - Deceased - International Waters
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