# Hantavirus daily brief — May 22, 2026

> HantaTracker daily brief — verified events on the MV Hondius hantavirus episode for May 22, 2026. Sources: WHO, ECDC, CDC, established press.

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## Events of May 22, 2026

🌐 The WHO announces a 12th case — an MV Hondius crew member (press conference by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Friday 22 May; reported by France Info 14:37 CEST). The patient had disembarked at Tenerife on 11 May, was repatriated the same day to the Netherlands and had been in quarantine since. They were admitted to hospital as a precaution and placed in isolation, per the RIVM (Dutch national institute for public health and the environment). HLN, citing the WHO: the patient had « close contact with sick people on board ». 📊 Tally raised to « 12 reported cases and three deaths » (WHO), all having passed through the vessel — i.e., per our count, 12 cases (10 confirmed + 2 probable), 3 deaths, 7 affected countries (the Netherlands were already counted; the crew member's nationality is not specified). It is the first positive case since the Canadian case on Sunday. 🇫🇷 France: the positive French patient (over 65) is still in intensive care at Bichat, said Health Minister Stéphanie Rist (22 May); 22 contact cases of deceased persons remain under hospital surveillance. 🇪🇺 The ECDC update of 21 May still showed 11 cases (« no new cases since the previous update ») — predating the WHO announcement. ⚠️ Disinformation: France Info (Vrai ou Faux, 22 May) flags pro-Russian accounts trying to make people believe that « France is overwhelmed » by hantavirus.

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