Inconsistent host annotation for ON022733.1 in datasets CLI and NCBI website

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Describe the bug
When ingesting NCBI data to mirror on Pathoplexus, we noticed a difference between the data produced by the datasets CLI versus the NCBI website.

Specifically, we noticed that accession ON022733.1 has a annotation for host (Callithrix) on the website, which is not present in the datasets download output. In the past (2026-03-12), the host was included in the datasets download output. See here for a comparison of an older version of the ON022733 accession we ingested in the past, versus what we received today: https://pathoplexus.org/seq/PP_005MRGX.2/versions?compare=1%2C2

In parallel, we've seen quite a few updates to host information for other sequences we ingest from NCBI (would be happy to provide specifics if you like).

Could this be due to a bug in the datasets CLI? Or does it maybe mean there has been an update to the data and it just takes a little while for the website and the datasets outputs to sync?

Indicate what operating system you're using
macOS

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

datasets download virus genome taxon 3046277

unzip ncbi_dataset.zip

# when I look at this output, there is no `host` annotated
grep "ON022733.1" ncbi_dataset/data/data_report.jsonl

# (or with jq for formatting, if installed)
grep "ON022733.1" ncbi_dataset/data/data_report.jsonl | jq '.'

Compare to:

1. Go to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/ON022733.1
2. Search for 'host'
3. See /host="Callithrix"

Expected behavior
I would expect both sources of information to be consistent, i.e., for both the datasets output and the website have host: Callithrix or neither of them to have it.

Run datasets download virus genome taxon 3046277 and inspect ncbi_dataset/data/data_report.jsonl for ON022733.1. Compare its host annotation with the NCBI page at nuccore/ON022733.1, then determine whether the sources are out of sync or the CLI omits the field; done means the discrepancy is explained and the expected output is consistent.