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Environmental & Industrial·ClosedRecent update

Chemical Tank Rupture and Explosion at Nippon Dynawave Paper Mill, Longview WA

Updated 10 Jun 2026 · Incident 26 May 2026

🇺🇸 Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility, Longview, Washington State, USA — approximately 130 miles south of Seattle· Exact26 May

7 reportsPROPENCAS

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

WHO Declares Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak at WHA79 Geneva

Updated 9 Jun 2026 · Incident 1 May 2026

🇺🇬 Bundibugyo district, western Uganda; WHO assessment conducted in Geneva, Switzerland· Country1 May

5 reportsCASLHREPart of Uganda Ebola Outbreak – Emergency Response and Regional Health Crisis (2026)

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to MV Hondius Cruise Ship — WHO Confirms 11 Cases, Europe and UK on Alert

Updated 29 May 2026 · Incident 14 May 2026

🇬🇧 Europe-wide; specific focus on the MV Hondius cruise vessel, UK passenger monitoring, and EU member states' health surveillance networks· Multi-country14 May

2 reportsMHMCCAS+2Part of MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Global Response (2026)

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

Australia Faces Largest Diphtheria Outbreak in Decades with 220+ Cases in 2026

Updated 28 May 2026 · Incident 1 Jan 2026

🇦🇺 Australia (nationwide)· Country1 Jan

1 reportCASLHRE

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

British Army Paratroopers Deploy to Tristan da Cunha for Suspected Hantavirus Patient – May 2026

Updated 28 May 2026 · Incident 10 May 2026

🇬🇧 Tristan da Cunha, remote South Atlantic island, British Overseas Territory· Multi-country10 May

2 reportsMHMCCAS+2Part of MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Global Response (2026)

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius Cruise Ship – Australian Passengers Repatriated from Netherlands – May 2026

Updated 28 May 2026 · Incident 14 May 2026

🇳🇱 MV Hondius cruise ship, Netherlands (departure point); Perth, Western Australia (destination for repatriated passengers)· Multi-country14 May

1 reportMHCASLH+1Part of MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Global Response (2026)

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Passengers Isolated at Arrowe Park Hospital, UK – May 2026

Updated 28 May 2026 · Incident 13 May 2026

🇬🇧 Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom; MV Hondius cruise ship (origin unspecified)· Exact13 May

1 reportMHCASLH+1Part of MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Global Response (2026)

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

1,700+ Confined on Bordeaux Cruise Ship After Suspected Norovirus Death – May 2026

Updated 28 May 2026 · Incident 13 May 2026

🇫🇷 Bordeaux, France — cruise ship docked at port· Multi-country13 May

4 reportsMHCASLH+1

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

Bangladesh Measles Outbreak: 528 Children Dead Since March 15, 2026

Updated 28 May 2026 · Incident 15 Mar 2026

🇧🇩 Bangladesh (nationwide); reporting authority is the Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health, Dhaka.· Country15 Mar

1 reportPR

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Multi-Nation Repatriation Underway – May 2026

Updated 25 May 2026 · Incident 1 Dec 2018

🇳🇱 MV Hondius cruise ship docked at Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; repatriation ongoing to US, UK, France, Netherlands, Australia, Spain· Multi-country1 Dec 2018

65 reportsMHMCCAS+2Part of MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Global Response (2026)

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Pandemic & Health·ClosedRecent update

WHO Reports Stable Hantavirus Situation Aboard MV Hondius

Updated 25 May 2026

🇫🇮 Aboard Dutch-flagged vessel MV Hondius; exact location unknown· Exact

1 reportMHCASLHPart of MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak – Global Response (2026)

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