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Hantavirus declared Thailand’s 14th dangerous communicable disease
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
Thailand’s disease board has approved hantavirus as a dangerous communicable disease, requiring reports within three hours.
Hantavirus cruise scare — Dutch hospital quarantines 12 staff
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
A Dutch hospital has quarantined 12 medical workers after a hantavirus patient from the MV Hondius cruise ship was handled under less strict protocols
Thailand steps up South America hantavirus checks, no suspected cases
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
Officials say travellers from 13 South American countries must report and give symptom histories before immigration, with 470 screened since Saturday (May 9, 2026).
France confirms woman’s hantavirus case on cruise ship, isolates 22
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
A French passenger repatriated from the MV Hondius fell ill on the flight home, as France identifies 22 close contacts for isolation.
MV Hondius passengers ferried ashore in Spain under strict virus controls
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
Passengers and crew from the MV Hondius begin disembarking in Tenerife under strict controls after a hantavirus outbreak.
Thai hantavirus distinct from Andes strain, risk remains very low
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026
Prof Dr Yong Poovorawan reassures that Thailand's hantavirus risk remains very low, as the deadly Andes strain from South America has not been detected locally.
Thailand tightens hantavirus screening at borders despite no reported cases
SATURDAY, MAY 09, 2026
Thailand has intensified surveillance and screening measures for travellers from high-risk areas amid global concern over hantavirus infections
CDC raises hantavirus response to Level 3 after deadly MV Hondius outbreak
SATURDAY, MAY 09, 2026
The US CDC has stepped up its response to the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius, while stressing that the risk to the general public remains extremely low.
No Thais on hantavirus cruise ship, Thailand studies listing it as a “dangerous communicable disease”
FRIDAY, MAY 08, 2026
Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee has ordered a formal study of hantavirus before classifying it as a “dangerous communicable disease”, while confirming no Thai nationals were on the cruise ship linked to the overseas cluster.
Argentina hunts source of hantavirus outbreak on Antarctic cruise
THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2026
Argentina is tracing a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius after three deaths, as WHO says overall public health risk remains low