{
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2026-05-19T23:44:54Z",
    "source": "WHO DON600 (8 May 2026) + hantavirus.live (live) + hantavirusmap.com (live)",
    "nextUpdate": "auto — every 2 hours via GitHub Actions"
  },
  "outbreak": {
    "name": "MV Hondius — Andes Virus Cluster",
    "cases": 12,
    "confirmed": 8,
    "probable": 2,
    "deaths": 3,
    "cfr": 25.0,
    "contacts": 22,
    "status": "active",
    "ship": "MV Hondius (Dutch-flagged)",
    "origin": "Ushuaia, Argentina",
    "virusStrain": "Andes virus (ANDV)",
    "whoDoc": "DON600",
    "whoRisk": "Low (global) / Moderate (ship)",
    "shipStatus": "En route Rotterdam"
  },
  "global": {
    "americas2025": {
      "cases": 229,
      "deaths": 59,
      "cfr": 25.7,
      "countries": 8
    },
    "europe2023": {
      "cases": 1885,
      "incidencePer100k": 0.4,
      "cfr": "<5"
    }
  },
  "countries": [
    {
      "flag": "FR",
      "name": "France",
      "cases": 1,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "1 confirmed — 5 isolated at Bichat hospital, 22 contacts monitored. Quarantine decree: 15-42 days."
    },
    {
      "flag": "NL",
      "name": "Netherlands",
      "cases": 4,
      "deaths": 2,
      "note": "Dutch couple among first deaths. Cases 5 & 6 evacuated to Amsterdam. Ship registry."
    },
    {
      "flag": "DE",
      "name": "Germany",
      "cases": 1,
      "deaths": 1,
      "note": "Case 4 — German national died on board May 2. 4 passengers repatriated to Frankfurt."
    },
    {
      "flag": "CH",
      "name": "Switzerland",
      "cases": 1,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Case 7 — disembarked St Helena Apr 22, hospitalized in Zurich May 1."
    },
    {
      "flag": "GB",
      "name": "United Kingdom",
      "cases": 1,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Case 8 — disembarked Tristan da Cunha Apr 14, probable case under monitoring."
    },
    {
      "flag": "ZA",
      "name": "South Africa",
      "cases": 1,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Case 3 — ICU in Johannesburg. PCR confirmed by NICD."
    },
    {
      "flag": "AR",
      "name": "Argentina",
      "cases": null,
      "deaths": null,
      "note": "Origin of outbreak. Endemic Andes virus. Patient zero exposed here before boarding."
    },
    {
      "flag": "US",
      "name": "United States",
      "cases": null,
      "deaths": null,
      "note": "Endemic Sin Nombre virus (Four Corners). 1 American passenger tested positive."
    },
    {
      "flag": "ES",
      "name": "Spain",
      "cases": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Port of Tenerife — disembarkation hub. Coordinating medical evacuations."
    },
    {
      "flag": "CV",
      "name": "Cape Verde",
      "cases": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Ship moored off coast. Samples sent to Institut Pasteur de Dakar."
    },
    {
      "flag": "IT",
      "name": "Italy",
      "cases": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Passengers repatriated and monitored."
    },
    {
      "flag": "CA",
      "name": "Canada",
      "cases": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Contact tracing ongoing for returning passengers."
    },
    {
      "flag": "IN",
      "name": "India",
      "cases": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Passengers repatriated and monitored."
    },
    {
      "flag": "NO",
      "name": "Norway",
      "cases": 0,
      "deaths": 0,
      "note": "Contacts under surveillance."
    }
  ],
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-05-11",
      "type": "critical",
      "event": "First confirmed case in France",
      "detail": "French female passenger tests positive. 5 French nationals isolated at Hopital Bichat (Paris). 22 contacts identified. Quarantine decree: 15-42 days. MV Hondius departs Tenerife to Rotterdam."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-10",
      "type": "major",
      "event": "MV Hondius arrives at Tenerife — international disembarkation",
      "detail": "Port of Granadilla (05:30). Passengers from 23 nationalities repatriated. 4 Germans flown to Frankfurt. 1 American tested positive. Evacuations coordinated by WHO + ECDC."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-08",
      "type": "official",
      "event": "WHO DON600 — 8 cases, 3 deaths, CFR 38%",
      "detail": "6 confirmed + 2 probable cases. All lab-confirmed cases identified as Andes virus by PCR/sequencing. Risk: Low globally, Moderate on ship."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-07",
      "type": "major",
      "event": "UK Army parachutes onto Tristan da Cunha",
      "detail": "British Army drops medical team to remote island to assist Case 8 (probable)."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-06",
      "type": "official",
      "event": "Andes virus confirmed in all 6 lab cases",
      "detail": "Genomic sequencing at NICD South Africa and Geneva University Hospitals. Argentina publishes patient zero travel history."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-04",
      "type": "official",
      "event": "WHO DON599 — 7 cases, 3 deaths",
      "detail": "First official WHO outbreak notice. Risk assessed as low globally."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-02",
      "type": "critical",
      "event": "Case 4 dies on board — WHO notified",
      "detail": "German national (female). Symptoms onset Apr 28. PCR confirmed at NICD South Africa."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-27",
      "type": "major",
      "event": "Case 3 evacuated (Ascension to Johannesburg, ICU)",
      "detail": "Adult male, symptoms Apr 24. PCR+ confirmed May 2. Andes virus confirmed by sequencing."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-26",
      "type": "critical",
      "event": "Case 2 dies in Johannesburg (Dutch national)",
      "detail": "Wife of patient zero. Disembarked St Helena Apr 24. Died at emergency department. PCR confirmed May 4."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-11",
      "type": "critical",
      "event": "Case 1 dies on board — Patient zero",
      "detail": "Dutch male. Symptoms from Apr 6 (fever, headache, diarrhoea, respiratory distress). Exposed to rodents during birdwatching in Argentina."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "type": "start",
      "event": "MV Hondius departs Ushuaia, Argentina",
      "detail": "147 people on board (88 passengers, 59 crew), 23 nationalities. Itinerary: Antarctica, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, St Helena, Ascension Island, Cape Verde."
    }
  ]
}