Method

Official sources

All data published on this site come from international and national health authorities, complemented by a verified press review.

International organisations

World Health Organization (WHO) — WHO response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) — Andes hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, May 2026
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Current situation — hantavirus
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) — UK national health security agency (lab personnel deployed to St Helena)
Saint Helena Government (SHG) — Official communications — Hantavirus Response Updates (St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha)

French health authorities

Santé publique France — French national public health agency (DG Caroline Semaille)
French Ministry of Health — DGS — DGS-Urgent n° 2026-04 — Hantavirus cluster (11 May 2026)
Institut Pasteur — Research on emerging viruses and zoonoses

International press

BBC — Hantavirus: what is the cruise ship virus and how is it spread?
BBC — Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
BBC — British paratroopers airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case
Healthline — Rare hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship in Atlantic linked to 3 deaths
NBC News — Spanish government says it'll accept cruise ship

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HantaTracker is an independent information project. Data come from the official sources listed above and are updated manually. This site is not affiliated with Oceanwide Expeditions, Santé publique France, the WHO, ECDC, CDC or any health authority.