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Report date: 09 May 2026 Generated: 06:00 UTC Status: Archived (immutable) Risk: WHO LOW
Dashboard/ Daily Reports/09 May 2026

CDC walks back US passenger quarantine; UK confirms two British nationals positive

A consolidated 24-hour summary covering 08 May 06:00 UTC through 09 May 06:00 UTC.

Auto-generated · LLM narrative Sources: 9 Events logged: 7 Verified: 09 May 16:30 UTC
Confirmed today
+2
▲UK pair confirmed positive
Suspected change
+1
▲1 added (UK)
Deaths today
0
●3 total (cumulative)
Countries traced
14
●No change

What happened today

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control formally walked back its previously planned quarantine for 17 returning American passengers from the MV Hondius, citing the absence of symptoms and elapsed incubation window beyond the 6-week Andes virus maximum. The decision marks the first major operational reversal in the cluster response, and was widely welcomed by epidemiologists who had questioned the proportionality of institutional quarantine for asymptomatic late-stage contacts.

The U.K. Health Security Agency separately confirmed two British nationals from the ship had tested positive for Andes virus by PCR, with one additional case under investigation. Argentine authorities deployed an additional 2,500 diagnostic kits to laboratories in five countries, and rodent-trapping operations near the suspected Ushuaia exposure site continued.

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24-hour event log

07:30 UTC
confirmed

UK confirms two British nationals PCR-positive

UKHSA bulletin reports two British nationals from MV Hondius hospitalized with confirmed Andes virus. One additional suspected case under investigation. Both confirmed patients in stable condition.

Source: UKHSA
11:45 UTC
update

CDC formally walks back US quarantine plan

U.S. CDC announces 17 returning American passengers will not be placed in institutional quarantine. Self-monitoring protocols will apply through residual incubation period.

Source: CDC HAN528 update
14:00 UTC
update

Argentina dispatches additional diagnostic kits

Ministerio de Salud confirms shipment of 2,500 supplementary Andes virus PCR kits to laboratories in South Africa, Switzerland, Netherlands, UK, and Spain to support international investigation.

Source: Argentina Ministerio de Salud
16:30 UTC
update

Rodent-trapping program intensifies near Ushuaia

Argentine biosurveillance teams expanded trapping at the suspected landfill exposure site. Initial sampling underway for Andes virus reservoir confirmation.

Source: PAHO weekly bulletin
19:15 UTC
update

Spain confirms Tenerife docking arrangements for 10 May

Spanish authorities finalize logistics for Hondius arrival. Granadilla port designated as docking site. Madrid military quarantine prepared for Spanish nationals; coordinated repatriation arrangements pending for other passengers.

Source: Spanish Ministry of Health

Sources cited

CDC HAN528 update → UKHSA daily bulletin → Argentina Ministerio de Salud → PAHO weekly bulletin 2026-W19 → Spanish Ministry of Health → HantaOSINT verification methodology →