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Hantavirus cases in Sudáfrica

Sudáfrica is one of 14 countries with confirmed cases linked to the 2026 MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak. This page tracks the local count, lists the attributable events, and updates every time the underlying dataset is revised.

Casos totales
1
Muertes
1
Last event
2026-05-08

Country note

Death 2: Dutch national hospitalised at a Johannesburg hospital, died 26 April. Counted under ZA (location of death and hospitalisation). One further exposed contact identified locally, currently asymptomatic.

Context

The 2026 outbreak is caused by Andes virus (ANDV), the only hantavirus with documented person-to-person transmission. The index event is a cluster aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius. Sudáfrica cases are either:

  • Returning passengers or crew of the MV Hondius
  • Household or close-contact cases of returning travellers
  • Suspected pre-cruise exposures (rare, currently under investigation)

The country's national focal point reports cases up to WHO and ECDC; we update from those publications.

Read
Hantavirus symptoms

What to watch for if you were on the Hondius or in close contact with a returning traveller.

Read
How contact tracing works

The 42-day window, ring tiers, and what investigators actually do.

If you're in Sudáfrica — official guidance

Current MV Hondius protocol
Hospitalisation in Johannesburg; ICU support.

Sudáfrica — read in another language

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Other affected countries

NL
Países Bajos
2 cases · 2 deaths
CH
Suiza
1 case
AR
Argentina
0 cases
DE
Alemania
1 case
GB
Reino Unido
3 cases
TR
Turquía
1 case

Source & method

Counts on this page come from the same dataset that powers the homepage. Every figure links back to a primary source — WHO Disease Outbreak News, ECDC threat assessments, or a national ministry of health communiqué. Open dataset: /data.

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