🚨 ¿Sabes cómo proteger del #HantaVirus? La regla principal es nunca acercarse ni manipular roedores de campo. En este video te damos las medidas de prevención indispensables para que te cuides junto a tu familia. 🐭

🚨 Reconoce al ratón colilargo: el principal transmisor del #Hantavirus. Ante la duda, recuerda: ¡Evita por completo el contacto o la manipulación de cualquier roedor silvestre! 🚫🐭

"Now a brief update on the #hantavirus outbreak among passengers and crew on board the cruise ship MV Hondius. Today, the Netherlands confirmed an additional case among a crew member who disembarked in Tenerife, was repatriated to the Netherlands and has been isolating since then. There are now 12 reported cases and 3 reported deaths. No deaths have been reported since the 2nd of May, when the outbreak was first reported to WHO. We continue to urge affected countries to monitor all passengers and crew carefully for the remainder of the quarantine period. More than 600 contacts continue to be followed in 30 countries, and a small number of high-risk contacts are still being located. Once again, I thank the many countries that have cooperated in the response, and the epidemiological investigation: Argentina, Cabo Verde, Chile, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and European Union"-@DrTedros

Preparedness and solidarity helped guide the response to the Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius & the disembarkation in Tenerife. See previously unpublished photos and details on the operation, which required coordination across countries & continents: https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/photo-stories/item/public-health-in-action--from-detection-to-response---how-international-health-regulations-(2005)-guided-response-to-hantavirus-outbreak

¿Sabes cómo reconocer al principal transmisor del Hantavirus? 🐭 Aunque no todos los roedores transmiten este virus, recuerda una regla clave: 🚫 no te acerques ni manipules roedores silvestres. Desliza para conocer las medidas de prevención y comparte esta información.

CDC is issuing a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to inform clinicians and health departments about available testing for patients with suspected hantavirus infection, including Andes virus. CDC and health departments in several states are monitoring the health of U.S. passengers from the M/V Hondius, and U.S. air travel contacts of symptomatic ship passengers who were subsequently confirmed to have Andes virus infection. This Health Update informs clinicians about testing and consultation that are available for Andes virus and other hantaviruses endemic to the United States. Read More:

"Second, response. In addition to the outbreaks of Ebola and hantavirus that we are responding to now, in the past 12 months, WHO detected 4.2 million signals and supported countries to respond to 50 emergencies in 82 countries, preventing disease spread and saving lives. We released almost 30 million U.S. dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to support the rapid response to emergencies in 40 countries. And through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network – GOARN – we coordinated 58 deployments to support emergency response in 16 countries. Last year, we supported the DRC to respond to an outbreak of Ebola, which it controlled within six weeks, deploying more than 100 experts, 150 tonnes of supplies, and vaccinating 47,000 people. In 2025 we also supported Tanzania and Ethiopia to control outbreaks of Marburg virus disease. And in September, I declared an end to mpox as a public health emergency of international concern. We also continued to respond to the global resurgence of cholera, deploying more than 50 million doses of oral cholera vaccine from the global stockpile. And we launched the first WHO guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of meningitis, and supported the response to meningitis outbreaks with 4 million doses of vaccine. We also continue to work with partners towards our long-held dream of eradicating polio. Last year, 52 cases of wild polio were reported from just 24 districts in Pakistan and Afghanistan – a 50% decline from 2004. So far this year, six cases have been reported. In addition, countries around Lake Chad mounted a joint vaccination campaign that reached more than 83 million children; And with partners, WHO vaccinated over 600 000 children in Gaza, controlling the Strip’s first recorded polio outbreak in 25 years"-@DrTedros #WHA79

"The outbreaks of #Ebola and #hantavirus in the past two weeks show why international threats need an international response. They show why the world needs the International Health Regulations, and why it needs WHO"-@DrTedros #WHA79

"As you know, WHO is also responding to the outbreak of #hantavirus among passengers and crew on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The passengers have all been repatriated and will be monitored until the quarantine period ends, on the 21st of June. Yesterday, the Hondius arrived in Rotterdam, where the crew will also be quarantined until the 29th of June. For the past two weeks I have been in regular contact with the captain of the ship, Captain Jan Dobrogowski of Poland. This morning he sent me a message that everyone on the ship remains asymptomatic. WHO’s assessment continues to be that the risk of hantavirus globally is low. So far, there are 11 reported cases, including 3 deaths. No deaths have been reported since the 2nd of May, when WHO was first informed of the outbreak on the ship. Those numbers have changed little since the outbreak was first reported to WHO two weeks ago. As things stand, there is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak. But of course, that could change, and we urge all affected countries to continue monitoring the passengers and crew carefully. I thank the many countries involved the response. Spain not only met its legal duty under the International Health Regulations, but also its moral duty to the passengers and crew. I would especially like to thank Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon for his leadership, and for his inspiring message at this Assembly yesterday. I also thank South Africa, which was the first to confirm hantavirus at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg, after the first patient was evacuated there. I thank the United Kingdom for notifying WHO and all countries through the IHR; I thank Cabo Verde for helping with the evacuation of the three symptomatic patients: I thank the Netherlands, which has been actively involved through every stage of the outbreak, and has received the evacuees from the ship. And I thank Argentina and Chile for sharing its expertise and support in the epidemiological investigations, and for donating reference material for PCR and serologic testing to five reference labs involved in the response"-@DrTedros #WHA79

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: I want to assure the American public that CDC is diligently working to keep you safe and informed about #Hantavirus. We continue to work with international partners and have delivered guidance to impacted states regarding returning passengers. Additionally, CDC held a call with all 50 state health offices to provide recommendations and ensure preparedness. https://t.co/jePrXMkEpa

We are regularly updating our blog post on the hantavirus outbreak. Read it here: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/05/what-is-hantavirus-how-is-it-transmitted-and-what-are-the-symptoms/

The hantavirus linked to the cruise ship outbreak is the Andes virus which, is the only type that can spread from person to person. This is rare and typically limited to close, prolonged contact. At this time, there is no indication of wider community spread.

LIVE: Update on #hantavirus https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1oJMvRErXBwxQ

Join our live update on #hantavirus with WHO Technical Officer Anaïs Legand TODAY at 16.30 CEST [GMT+2] It will be livestreamed on WHO's X, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

🔵 📡[AL AIRE] Jefa de la División de Emergencias Sanitarias del Ministerio de Salud, Dra. Samanta Anríquez, conversa con @24HorasTVN sobre la situación del Hantavirus en Chile a raíz de brote internacional. Link ▶️https://www.24horas.cl/envivo

Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that naturally infect rodents and can occasionally spread to people. Here’s what you need to know about #hantavirus: What they are, how they spread, the symptoms, and how to prevent infection