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30 passengers from hantavirus cruise ship visited St Helena

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“30 passengers had disembarked to visit St Helena Island before it was known that there was a hantavirus outbreak on board.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that 30 guests disembarked the MV Hondius at Saint Helena on April 24, 2026, before the hantavirus outbreak was confirmed/known to the island government.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oceanwide Expeditions is a Dutch company specializing in expedition-style voyages to Antarctica and the Arctic. The company self owns and operates a fleet of ice-strengthened vessels. Oceanwide provid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanwide_Expeditions
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web search NEUTRAL — "Thirty guests disembarked MV Hondius on Saint Helena on April 24, 2026.The Saint Helena government meanwhile said there were currently "no suspected or confirmed cases of hantavirus on the island", a…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260507-30-passengers…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Thirty guests disembarked MV Hondius on Saint Helena on April 24, 2026.The Saint Helena government meanwhile said there were currently “no suspected or confirmed cases of hantavirus on the island”, a…
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/05/07/governor-war…
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“The ship’s intended route was from Argentina to the Canary Islands, travelling past several islands, including mainland Antarctica, Falklands, South Georgia, Nightingale Island, Tristan, St Helena and Ascension.”
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While the general route (Argentina to Cape Verde/Canaries) is mentioned in several sources, the specific detailed itinerary including Nightingale Island and the exact sequence is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. On 1 April 2026, the ship left Ushuaia, Argentina. On 11 April, a passenger died on board from the virus, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hantavirus infection or the Hantavirus disease is a contagious disease caused by the Orthohantavirus genus of viruses. It can result in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus_infection
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web search NEUTRAL — The abbreviation MV stands for Meccanica (mechanics) Verghera, the hamlet where the first MVs were made. The modern headquarters and main production facilities are located in Varese, Italy on the shor…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Agusta
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“The vessel, which was berthed off Cape Verde after confirmation of the rat-born Andes strain of the virus, is heading to Tenerife.”
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Multiple sources confirm the ship was anchored/berthed off Cape Verde (Praia) and intended to travel to Tenerife.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hantavirus infection or the Hantavirus disease is a contagious disease caused by the Orthohantavirus genus of viruses. It can result in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus_infection
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Hondius is a Dutch expedition ship owned by Oceanwide Expeditions, which has been used for relatively small-scale cruises in the Arctic and Antarctic since 2019. It is named after Jodocus Hondius. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. On 1 April 2026, the ship left Ushuaia, Argentina. On 11 April, a passenger died on board from the virus, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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“It is due to arrive there early on Sunday morning.”
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Web search results mention the ship is heading to Tenerife and will arrive within three days, but the specific 'early Sunday morning' arrival time is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — WATCH LIVE as Granadilla Port in Tenerife is preparing for the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius, as Spanish authorities confirm it will dock at the Cana...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRD2OPzyno
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web search NEUTRAL — The government has confirmed that the ‘MV Hondius’ vessel will arrive within three days at the secondary port of Granadilla, just ten minutes from Tenerife’s southern airport.
https://tenerifeweekly.com/2026/05/06/the-mv-hondius-to-arri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tenerife residents voiced concern on Thursday over the arrival of the MV Hondius, a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus, to the Canary Islands, after Spain agreed to requests from the World H…
https://www.viory.video/en/videos/a3006_08052026/why-the-can…
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“No symptomatic individuals are present on board after the medical evacuation of three patients earlier this week.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'following'. There is no factual evidence regarding the medical evacuation of three patients or the current symptomatic status of passengers.
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web search NEUTRAL — FOLLOWING definition: 1. after: 2. The following day, morning, etc. is the next one. 3. a wind that is blowing in the…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/followin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of FOLLOWING is being next in order or time. How to use following in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/following
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 meanings: 1. a. about to be mentioned, specified, etc b. (as noun) 2. (of winds, currents, etc) moving in the same direction.... Click for more definitions.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/followi…
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“There are three fatalities, a Dutch couple and a German woman, and eight suspected infections.”
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Multiple sources confirm three fatalities, specifically identifying a Dutch couple and a German woman.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Council communism or councilism is a current of left-communist thought that emerged in the 1920s. Inspired by the November Revolution, council communism was opposed to state socialism and advocated wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_communism
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvanisch Deitsche), also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania in the United States, Ontario in Canada, and other …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania Dutch (Deitsch, or Pennsilfaanisch) or Pennsylvania German is a variety of Palatine German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, Fancy Dutch, and other relat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch_language
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“On April 1 2026, 114 guests were aboard the Hondius on departure from Ushuaia, Argentina.”
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The Wikipedia entry for the outbreak mentions the ship left Ushuaia on April 1, 2026, but the specific guest count of 114 is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — 114 is the smallest positive integer* which has yet to be represented as a 3 + b 3 + c 3, where a, b, and c are integers. It is conjectured that 114 can be represented this way.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/114_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — See also 11/4 (disambiguation) Flerovium, synthetic chemical element with atomic number 114
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/114
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web search NEUTRAL — Pill Identifier results for "114". Search by imprint, shape, color or drug name.
https://www.drugs.com/imprints.php?imprint=114
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“On April 15, six additional guests joined the Hondius at Tristan da Cunha... This brought the total number of onboard guests to 120.”
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While the ship's visit to Tristan da Cunha is confirmed, the specific detail that six guests joined to bring the total to 120 is not corroborated by multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tristan da Cunha is thought to have been formed by a long-lived centre of upwelling mantle called the Tristan hotspot.Housing in Tristan da Cunha. Potato patches. Guest houses provide accommodation fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius off Pigbite with the island cliffs and the Peak in the background, and the 1961 volcanic cone in the foreground at the right. Photo: Philip Kendall. Our final visit of the season was th…
https://www.tristandc.com/shipping/news-2026-04-17-hondius.p…
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web search NEUTRAL — After visiting islands including South Georgia (April 5-7) and Tristan da Cunha and nearby islands (April 13-16), the vessel called at Saint Helena (April 22-24). It left Britain’s Ascension Island on…
https://www.planet-today.com/2026/05/hantavirus-on-hondius-w…
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“Four of these new individuals who joined the Hondius at Tristan da Cunha were included in the original manifest of the vessel. They are of British nationality. Two were unplanned additions. At this time, their nationality is believed to be Chilean.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the nationalities and manifest status of the guests who joined at Tristan da Cunha.
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“A total of 120 guests were on board the Hondius on arrival in Saint Helena. Of these, 30 disembarked on April 24.”
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The fact that 30 guests disembarked on April 24 is corroborated, but the total guest count of 120 upon arrival is not independently verified by multiple sources.
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“The Andes virus is the only known variant of the hantavirus that is capable of human-to-human spread.”
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“There are no people with suspected hantavirus infection on St Helena.”
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“The World Health Organisation is co-ordinating the global medical and contact tracing processes.”
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“Of the three fatalities linked to hantavirus, a husband had died aboard the ship. His body was removed to St Helena and his wife had disembarked with him. She was on a flight from St Helena, en route home to the Netherlands when she collapsed.”
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“the required period of isolation... has been set as 45 days from the last known exposure to the virus. This means that the period of isolation will end on June 9”
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“There are also St Helenians overseas, who were passengers on the outbound flight from St Helena on April 25, who have been contacted by international partners as part of the tracing process.”
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