{
  "outbreak": "MV Hondius 2026 hantavirus cluster",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-05-11",
  "source": "https://hantavirussupplies.com",
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "title": "MV Hondius departs Ushuaia",
      "description": "147 passengers and crew begin a South Atlantic wildlife expedition."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-11",
      "title": "Index case dies onboard",
      "description": "Dutch national dies. Remains held in Saint Helena pending repatriation."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-26",
      "title": "Dutch woman dies \u2014 Johannesburg",
      "description": "Close contact of index case collapses on Airlink flight. WHO traces 82 passengers and 6 crew."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-02",
      "title": "WHO notified \u2014 PCR confirmed",
      "description": "NICD South Africa confirms hantavirus via PCR. British national in ICU Johannesburg."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-03",
      "title": "Third death \u2014 German national",
      "description": "German passenger dies on board. Ship anchors off Praia, Cape Verde."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-08",
      "title": "CDC activates EOC Level 3",
      "description": "Two labs independently confirm Andes virus."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-09",
      "title": "WHO Director-General travels to Tenerife",
      "description": "Suspected 9th case tests negative; cluster stays at 8."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-10",
      "title": "MV Hondius docks at Tenerife",
      "description": "Disembarkation begins at Granadilla port. First repatriation flight departs for Madrid."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-11",
      "title": "French and American passengers test positive",
      "description": "Cluster rises to 10 cases. French passenger deteriorates in Paris; 17 Americans evaluated at UNMC National Quarantine Unit in Omaha. WHO formalises 42-day monitoring recommendation."
    }
  ]
}