Open Data: MV Hondius Andes Hantavirus Cluster

Name: MV Hondius Hantavirus Cluster — Verified Case Records
Creator: PhoenixMap
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Last regenerated: 2026-05-08 · 18 total records

The Andes Virus Map case database is open. Every record on the live map is also available as a flat CSV and as a GeoJSON FeatureCollection, regenerated on every site build. Use it for newsroom analysis, classroom exercises, dashboards, or independent verification — no scraping required.

Downloads

cases.csv — flat CSV, one row per case record. Multi-value fields (sources, agencies) are joined with ;.
cases.geojson — GeoJSON FeatureCollection. This is the same file the live map renders.

Schema

Every record has these fields (CSV column names match the JSON keys):

id — internal record ID (e.g. HV-002)
country, region, city, lat, lon — geographic identification
classification — one of CONFIRMED_CASE, PROBABLE_CASE, SUSPECTED_CASE, DEATH_UNDER_INVESTIGATION, CONTACT_MONITORING_ONLY, EXPOSURE_SITE, TRAVEL_LINKED_LOCATION
confidence — analyst confidence percentage (0–100)
confirmedCases, probableCases, suspectedCases — case counts
deathsConfirmed, deathsUnderInvestigation, contactsMonitored — outcome counts
sourceTier — Tier 1 (national health authority / WHO) through Tier 5 (single social media post)
sourceNames, sourceUrls, agencyCited — provenance arrays
h2hAlleged, h2hConfirmed — human-to-human transmission flags
lastVerified — ISO timestamp of last source check

Licence and citation

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Free to use for any purpose including commercial, provided you attribute:
"Andes Virus Map by PhoenixMap (andesvirusmap.com)"

Commercial licensing (without attribution requirement): contact us →

Underlying agency reports (WHO, RIVM, Africa CDC, Swiss FOPH, UKHSA, etc.) carry their own terms — always honour those.

Caveats

This dataset is curated, not exhaustive. We track the MV Hondius cluster, not every hantavirus report worldwide. Source tiers reflect our methodology — read it before drawing conclusions, especially for any record below Tier 3.