WHO Disease Outbreak News DON601 (May 13): 11 cases total - 8 laboratory-confirmed, 2 probable, 1 inconclusive; 3 deaths (CFR 27%); 15 countries
WHO Disease Outbreak News DON601 (published 13 May 2026): 'As of 13 May, a total of 11 cases, including three deaths, have been reported (case fatality ratio 27%). Eight cases were laboratory-confirmed for Andes virus (ANDV) infection, two are probable, and one case remains inconclusive and undergoing further testing.' Since DON600 (May 8), two additional confirmed cases were reported from France and Spain, plus one inconclusive result for a case in the United States of America. The inconclusive case is the previously-confirmed UNMC biocontainment-unit patient: WHO records 'one inconclusive result for a case in the United States of America' following lab re-review. National IHR Focal Points have all been informed and are supporting international contact tracing. WHO continues to assess risk to the global population as low.
- Cases
- 11
- Deaths
- 3
- Author
- WHO
- Disease
- hantavirus