Overview
- Two Texas residents, which completed their 42-day monitoring on Saturday, June 6, showed no signs of hantavirus and are no longer under public health guidance.
- Two Singapore residents who were also aboard MV Hondius completed quarantine and tested negative before release, demonstrating similar outcomes for some repatriated travelers.
- The MV Hondius outbreak was reported to WHO in early May and WHO recorded 13 confirmed cases linked to the ship, including three deaths as of May 27.
- Health agencies note that the Andes strain is mainly spread by infected rodents but can rarely pass between people after close contact, which is why officials used a 42-day monitoring window tied to the virus’s known incubation period.
- Authorities continue ship disinfection, laboratory sequencing of samples, rodent investigations and cross-border case tracking to confirm sources and guard against further spread.