# hantacount.com

> Independent, multilingual, real-time tracker for the 2026 MV Hondius hantavirus (Andes virus, ANDV) outbreak. Open data under CC-BY-4.0, medically reviewed, no ads, no paywall. Sources: WHO Disease Outbreak News, ECDC, US CDC HAN, named national health authorities.

**Available languages**: English (en), Turkish (tr), Arabic (ar), Spanish (es), Dutch (nl), French (fr), German (de), Japanese (ja), Finnish (fi), Russian (ru). Any `/en/` URL below can be served as any of those locales by swapping the locale segment.

## Current outbreak snapshot

- Disease: Andes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS, ICD-10 B33.4)
- Origin: MV Hondius cruise ship, departed Argentina 1 April 2026
- Confirmed + suspected cases: **16**
- Deaths: **3**
- Countries affected: **14**
- Contacts traced: 156
- Critical: 1
- Case fatality rate (this cluster): ~19%
- Historical Andes virus CFR: 30–40%
- Last updated: 2026-05-12T20:00:00Z

## Live data

- [Live JSON API](https://hantacount.com/api/cases): real-time case data, CC-BY-4.0
- [CSV export](https://hantacount.com/api/cases.csv): same data, CSV
- [OpenAPI 3.1 spec](https://hantacount.com/api/cases/openapi.json): machine-readable API contract
- [News RSS feed](https://hantacount.com/feed.xml): RSS 2.0, last 30 items
- [Embed widget](https://hantacount.com/api/embed): iframe live counter

## Core orientation pages

- [Dashboard](https://hantacount.com/en): live KPI counter, map, news feed, timeline
- [Methodology](https://hantacount.com/en/methodology): how data is collected, sourced and reconciled
- [Editorial standards](https://hantacount.com/en/about/editorial): authorship, review and corrections policy
- [Medical reviewer](https://hantacount.com/en/about/reviewer): infectious-disease clinical advisor
- [Sources](https://hantacount.com/en/sources): every primary document linked
- [Risk self-check](https://hantacount.com/en/risk-check): interactive exposure-risk tool
- [Travel advisory](https://hantacount.com/en/travel-advisory): current travel risk assessment
- [Outbreak history](https://hantacount.com/en/history): historical hantavirus outbreaks
- [Glossary](https://hantacount.com/en/glossary): defined clinical and epidemiological terms
- [Press kit](https://hantacount.com/en/press): citations, embed snippets, contact
- [Changelog](https://hantacount.com/en/changelog): data-version history

## Primary explainers (medically reviewed)

- [What Is Hantavirus? A Plain-English Guide to the 2026 Outbreak](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/what-is-hantavirus): A clear, evidence-based explanation of hantavirus: what it is, how it spreads, the diseases it causes, and what the May 2026 MV Hondius outbreak means for travelers and the public.
- [Andes Virus: Why This Hantavirus Strain Is Different](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/andes-virus): The Andes virus (ANDV) is the only hantavirus with documented person-to-person transmission. A deep look at its reservoir, history, mortality, and why it is at the center of the 2026 MV Hondius outbreak.
- [Hantavirus Symptoms: Early Signs, Timeline, and When to Seek Care](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/symptoms): Hantavirus symptoms appear 1 to 8 weeks after exposure and progress in two phases. Learn the early warning signs, the dangerous deterioration window, and when to call a clinician — especially after possible MV Hondius exposure.
- [Hantavirus Treatment: What Doctors Do (and What Doesn't Exist Yet)](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-treatment): There is no approved antiviral drug for hantavirus. Survival depends on early ICU admission, aggressive supportive care, and — in the most severe cases — extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Here is what the evidence actually says.
- [Hantavirus Prevention: 10 Steps to Reduce Your Risk](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-prevention): Hantavirus has no vaccine and no cure, which makes prevention the only reliable strategy. These ten evidence-based steps cover rodent avoidance, safe cleaning, respiratory protection, camp hygiene, and travel precautions for Patagonia and beyond.
- [How Is Hantavirus Diagnosed? PCR, ELISA and What to Tell Your Doctor](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-diagnosis): Hantavirus diagnosis requires specific laboratory tests — RT-PCR, ELISA IgM and IgG — that most hospitals do not run routinely. Learn which tests confirm infection, when they turn positive, what a false negative looks like, and exactly what to tell the emergency team.
- [Hantavirus Incubation Period: What to Expect After Exposure](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-incubation-period): Hantavirus symptoms can take 2 to 8 weeks to appear after exposure. Learn what the incubation window means for MV Hondius passengers, how the Andes virus monitoring protocol works, and when to contact a clinician.
- [Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome vs Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Key Differences](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-hps-vs-hfrs): HPS and HFRS are caused by different hantavirus strains, kill different organs, and carry different fatality rates. This guide compares the two syndromes across geography, symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment so clinicians and exposed patients know which they are dealing with.
- [Is Hantavirus the Next COVID? A Sober Comparison](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-vs-covid): Hantavirus is dangerous to those who get it but biologically very different from SARS-CoV-2. A side-by-side comparison of transmission, R0, severity, treatment, and pandemic potential — and the three indicators experts watch.
- [Why Andes Virus Is the Only Hantavirus With Person-to-Person Spread](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/why-andv-unique): Of the more than two dozen hantaviruses identified in mammals, only Andes virus has firm evidence of moving directly between people. A look at the phylogeny, the receptor biology, the viral-load and shedding patterns, and the household-cluster studies that explain why ANDV is the asterisk in the entire viral family.
- [Where Is Hantavirus Found? A World Map of Endemic Regions](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-endemic-regions): Hantavirus is present on every inhabited continent, but the strains, syndromes, and risk levels vary dramatically by region. This guide maps the New World HPS belt and Old World HFRS zones, highlights notable outbreaks, and explains the travel risk context behind the MV Hondius cluster.
- [Hantavirus Mortality Rate: How Age, Strain, and Care Access Affect Survival](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-mortality-by-age): Hantavirus kills roughly 35% of confirmed HPS patients in the United States and around 21% in the MV Hondius cluster. But those headline numbers mask large differences by age, infecting strain, and hospital capacity. This guide breaks down the real mortality data.
- [What To Do After Suspected Hantavirus Exposure — A Step-by-Step 6-Week Action Plan](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/what-to-do-after-suspected-exposure): If you think you may have been exposed to hantavirus — through rodent contamination or close contact with a known case — here is the clear, evidence-based 6-week monitoring protocol, including when to test, when to go to the ER, and what to tell your doctor.
- [Hantavirus Vaccine Status (2026): What's in Trials, What's Stalled](https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-vaccine-status-2026): There is still no licensed hantavirus vaccine for use in the United States or the European Union in 2026. A look at Hantavax in Korea, the NIH/USAMRIID DNA candidates against Andes virus, the new mRNA approaches, and why the pipeline keeps stalling.

## Latest outbreak news (curated)

- [MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak: Live Timeline — 14 Cases, 14 Countries (May 2026)](https://hantacount.com/en/news/mv-hondius-outbreak): Live-updated timeline of the 2026 MV Hondius Andes hantavirus outbreak: 14 confirmed cases, 3 deaths across 14 countries. Full day-by-day events from departure in Ushuaia to Tenerife disembarkation and global repatriation.
- [France's 45-Day Andes Hantavirus Quarantine — Strictest Protocol Since the 2018 ECDC Framework](https://hantacount.com/en/news/france-45-day-quarantine-may2026): On 10 May 2026, France airlifted five MV Hondius nationals from Tenerife and placed them under a 72-hour Bichat hospital observation followed by 45 days of monitored home quarantine. Here is why France went further than every other Hondius-receiving country, what the protocol covers, and what it tells us about evolving Andes virus policy.
- [Tristan da Cunha Hantavirus Airdrop — How the UK Got a Medical Team to the World's Most Remote Inhabited Island in 36 Hours](https://hantacount.com/en/news/tristan-da-cunha-airdrop-may2026): On 10 May 2026 the UK Ministry of Defence parachuted a four-person medical team and PCR equipment onto Tristan da Cunha to investigate a suspected MV Hondius hantavirus case. The deployment is one of the most remote medical airdrops in modern public-health history. Inside the operation, the patient timeline, and what the next 48 hours will tell us.

## Country breakdown (top by case count)

- [United Kingdom](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/gb): 3 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Netherlands](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/nl): 2 case(s), 2 death(s)
- [Spain](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/es): 2 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [France](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/fr): 2 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Switzerland](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/ch): 1 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Germany](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/de): 1 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Türkiye](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/tr): 1 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Cape Verde](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/cv): 1 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [United States](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/us): 1 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [South Africa](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/za): 1 case(s), 1 death(s)
- [Saint Helena / Tristan da Cunha](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/sh): 1 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Argentina](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/ar): 0 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Canada](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/ca): 0 case(s), 0 death(s)
- [Singapore](https://hantacount.com/en/countries/sg): 0 case(s), 0 death(s)

Full list at https://hantacount.com/en/countries.

## Comparative pages

- [Hantavirus vs COVID-19](https://hantacount.com/en/compare/hantavirus-vs-covid): side-by-side clinical, epidemiological and outbreak comparison
- [Hantavirus vs Ebola](https://hantacount.com/en/compare/hantavirus-vs-ebola): side-by-side clinical, epidemiological and outbreak comparison
- [Hantavirus vs Marburg](https://hantacount.com/en/compare/hantavirus-vs-marburg): side-by-side clinical, epidemiological and outbreak comparison

## Machine-readable companion

- [llms-full.txt](https://hantacount.com/llms-full.txt): full article corpus metadata + current KPIs + timeline + news in a single markdown file
- [ai.txt](https://hantacount.com/ai.txt): AI training / citation policy
- [Sitemap index](https://hantacount.com/sitemap.xml): canonical URL list
- [News sitemap](https://hantacount.com/news-sitemap.xml): Google News-compliant news index
- [robots.txt](https://hantacount.com/robots.txt): crawl policy (AI bots allowed)

## License & citation

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- Concept DOI (all versions): 10.5281/zenodo.20112982 — https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20112982
- Version 1.0.0 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20112983

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