"surgical masks and gloves"

The airline said that was sufficient for the 9 crew and 3 pilots on the flight repatriating 4 Canadian citizens who were aboard Hondius.

4 days later, one of the Canadians developed symptoms.

I'm assuming those 12 flight crew have been working since then on who knows how many flights.

But hey, the plane was sanitized after the flight, so we're all good, right? Right??

https://www.portugalresident.com/portuguese-air-crew-transports-passenger-positive-for-hantavirus/

#HantaVirus #AndesVirus

De m/v Hondius is aangemeerd in een afgezet deel in de haven van Rotterdam. Mensen aan boord van het schip hebben geen klachten. Zij gaan van boord, worden medisch onderzocht, getest en gaan in quarantaine.

➡️ https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/aankomst-en-reiniging-cruiseschip-mv-hondius

#Hantavirus #Andesvirus

In France:

"After the hospitalization of a case contact with the hantavirus at the University Hospital of Rouen, the CGT regrets having learned the information "by press""

https://www.bfmtv.com/normandie/seine-maritime/apres-l-hospitalisation-d-un-cas-contact-a-l-hantavirus-au-chu-de-rouen-la-cgt-deplore-avoir-appris-l-information-par-voie-de-presse_AN-202605170248.html

#HantaVirus #AndesVirus

*SIGH*

"The #HantaVirus that occurs in the U.S. is not spread person to person," Ott said. "It is spread between mice and humans. If I have it and I sneeze on you, you're not going to get it."

Have they been tested for #AndesVirus? Have you contact traced to make sure they weren't exposed to those who have returned from the ship or especially those who disembarked on the 24th to move about the world freely?

"The patient will not have to quarantine."

https://13wham.com/news/local/suspected-hantavirus-case-in-ontario-county-involves-geneva-high-school-student-district-says

Preliminary analysis of Orthohantavirus andesense virus sequences from a cruise-ship related cluster, May 2026

All segments have high sequence identity (98.76% and 98.75% based on the L segment, 98.71% and 98.68% on the M segment and 98.73% and 98.73% on the S segment) to Andes virus sequences detected in humas in Argentina in 1997 and 2018 respectively.

The overall high level of genetic similarity — with a maximum of one detected SNP per individual — strongly suggests that the outbreak most likely originated from a single zoonotic spillover event, or a very limited number of closely related spillover events. These findings support a scenario of initial zoonotic introduction followed by subsequent human‑to‑human transmission during the outbreak.

https://virological.org/t/preliminary-analysis-of-orthohantavirus-andesense-virus-sequences-from-a-cruise-ship-related-cluster-may-2026/1029 #Hantavirus #AndesVirus

Rapid scientific advice on infection, prevention and control measures for patients in healthcare settings with #Andesvirus (ANDV) disease

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/rapid-scientific-advice-infection-prevention-and-control-measures-patients

#Hantavirus

KING COUNTY #HANTAVIRUS UPDATE

There's now a 4th person in King County being monitored for #AndesVirus

They were also on the plane in Johannesburg that Patient 0's wife was on. The wife was removed because she was so ill and died once she got to the hospital.

Of the 4 King County residents being monitored, 3 were on that plane and 1 was on the ship Hondius. None are showing symptoms so far.

https://mynorthwest.com/local/fourth-king-county-hantavirus/4238811

I can't help but wonder about "Extreme Travelers".

Do you get extra points when you tick a checkbox of traveling to an area during a deadly #Ebola outbreak?

Outbreak hopping perhaps? Fly straight off the ship with a #HantaVirus #AndesVirus outbreak to an area with a different virus?