CDC Keeps Andes Risk Low as States Track Hondius Contacts
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 9 min
CDC and state health officials are keeping the public-risk message low while monitoring exposed Hondius passengers across the U.S. The focus is still early symptom recognition, 42-day follow-up, and rapid care if illness appears.
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CDC and state health officials are keeping the public-risk message low while monitoring exposed Hondius passengers across the U.S. The focus is still early symptom recognition, 42-day follow-up, and rapid care if illness appears.
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- Travelers' Health - CDC — CDC
Travelers' Health | CDC Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link CDC is currently responding to the outbreak of Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, among passengers and crew of a cruise ship which had been sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. The overall risk to the American public and travelers for Andes…
- Hantavirus - Virginia Department of Health — Virginia Department of Health
Hantavirus - Hantavirus Hantavirus - Hantavirus [](#) [Hantavirus](https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/)  Search for: # Hantavirus ## May 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak The World Health Organization (WHO) was [notified](https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599)…
- CDC Shares Update on Hantavirus Outbreak in the U.S. After Latest ... — People
Fri, May 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC 0 Hantavirus testing laboratory tubes Credit: Joao Luiz Bulcao / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty ### NEED TO KNOW The CDC is monitoring 41 people across 16 states for possible hantavirus exposure after a cruise ship outbreak Officials confirm that there are currently no known hantavirus cases in the U.S. The World Health Organization confirmed 10 hantavirus cases…
- Step Back — If someone exposed on the Hondius does get sick, what happens medically — are there proven treatments for Andes hantavirus, or is this mostly about early recognition and ICU support while experimental drugs are still a backup plan?
Background sources
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Treatment and Prevention — American Lung Association
- Hantavirus Infection - Infections - MSD Manual Consumer Version — Msdmanuals
- Interim Guidance for Public Health Assessment and Management of People with Potential Exposure to Andes Virus — Cdc
- Virological characterization of a new isolated strain of Andes virus involved in the recent person-to-person transmission outbreak reported in Argentina | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases — PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases