Hantavirus cases in カナダ
カナダ 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.
Country note
Four Canadian nationals from MV Hondius disembarked in Tenerife and landed in British Columbia on 11 May; all under mandatory 42-day home quarantine. Canada's Chief Public Health Officer stated transmission within Canada is not expected and risk is very low. A total of 10 Canadians are connected to the outbreak; the remaining 6 are contacts under monitoring. No confirmed cases.
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. カナダ 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.
What to watch for if you were on the Hondius or in close contact with a returning traveller.
The 42-day window, ring tiers, and what investigators actually do.
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Other affected countries
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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