# Andes Virus Person-to-Person Transmission: How It Spreads & 2026 Cruise Ship Risk

> Andes virus is the only hantavirus known to spread between people. Understand what close contact means, how the 2026 MV Hondius outbreak changed our understanding of transmission risk, and what R0 estimates tell us.

- **URL**: https://hantacount.com/en/learn/person-to-person-transmission
- **Kind**: learn (medically reviewed explainer)
- **Published**: 2026-05-08T11:00:00Z
- **Updated**: 2026-05-11T18:00:00Z
- **Author**: HantaCount Editorial (Health data desk)
- **Medically reviewed by**: Dr. M. Halikoğlu, MD (Infectious diseases physician (advisory))
- **Reading time**: 13 minutes
- **Keywords**: andes virus person to person, andes virus transmission, hantavirus person to person, el bolson outbreak 1996, ANDV R0, andes virus household cluster, wells et al 1997
- **License**: CC-BY-4.0
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- Source of authority: HantaCount editorial desk + named medical reviewer
- Topic family: Hantavirus, Andes virus (ANDV), MV Hondius 2026 outbreak
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