05/07/2026
The best defense against these things is your daily choices and habits? YOU.
After everything we have seen the last several years, especially the nonsense and outright contradictions we got from official sources during COVID, I do not blame a single one of you for reading these hantavirus cruise-ship headlines and thinking "here we go again they are trying the same old playbook." The timing, the rare human-to-human angle with one strain, and the quick jump to fear and restrictions have a lot of people openly questioning the official story. I get it. I really do. And I am not here to gaslight you or tell you to quit asking hard questions and doing your own research.
Here is the clearest picture I can give you from the primary sources and 2.5 decades of clinical experience:
This remains a small, contained cluster on the ship MV Hondius. As of today, authorities report about 8 total cases (3 confirmed, 5 suspected) of Andes-strain hantavirus, with 3 deaths. The ship has left Cape Verde waters and is heading to the Canary Islands for supervised disembarkation. Roughly 145-150 people are still aboard, with no symptomatic individuals currently on the vessel according to the operator. Earlier passengers who disembarked are being traced.
Incubation is typically weeks (1-8, averaging around 2-3), which is why contacts are under active monitoring for the full time window.
This is still primarily a rodent-borne illness. The Andes strain is the main one capable of limited person-to-person spread, usually with very close contact.
Eating a Proper Human Diet and living a Proper Human Life (including daily sunlight exposure) will keep your body and immune system as strong as possible. Your best day-to-day defense has not changed: Keep your metabolic terrain solid with the nutrient-dense, animal-based Proper Human Diet. That is the foundation that builds the kind of resilience humans evolved with. Rodent-proof your homes, sheds, and vehicles. Use common sense. Stay informed, but do not live in fear.
Treatment bottom line: No proven specific antiviral exists for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Early recognition plus strong supportive ICU care (ventilation and ECMO when needed) is what has improved survival in severe cases.
On the vaccine front, there is nothing ready from big pharma to push on you. The only human data is one small, completed Phase 1 government DNA vaccine trial from years ago. No large company has an advanced candidate in the works, at least not officially...
There is also no mechanism or research showing that IVERMECTIN will prevent or treat HPS. This is a completely different virus from COVID, with different ways it gets into cells and replicates. What worked or did not work for one does not automatically apply here.
I am monitoring both English and non-English news outlets from all over the world, along with the primary sources, and I will post again if the situation changes meaningfully. What questions are on your mind, incubation, prevention steps, or anything else? Drop them below. We discuss real evidence here.
Stay skeptical. Stay grounded. Stay healthy.
— Dr. Berry
