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A propos - Hantavirus: spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure

France24 · · 118 words · By Sharon GAFFNEY
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“Hantavirus, being linked to deaths on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans.”
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The claim that hantavirus circulates in rodents and can be deadly to humans is confirmed by multiple authoritative sources, including the CDC and Wikipedia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hantavirus, the disease which has caused a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260504-hantavirus-sp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hantaviruses can infect and cause serious disease in people worldwide. People get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and mice, especially when exposed to their urine, droppings, and saliva…
https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/index.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Orthohantavirus is a genus of viruses that includes all hantaviruses that cause disease in humans, but are not spread by humans. Orthohantaviruses, hereafter referred to as hantaviruses, are naturally…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthohantavirus
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“Hantavirus, being linked to deaths on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean”
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Multiple independent news sources (NPR, and two other web search results citing the WHO) confirm that three people died from suspected hantavirus infections on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people who were aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died of suspected infections of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, referring to a rare family of ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/well/cruise-ship-virus-fa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167431
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people have died in an outbreak of a dangerous respiratory virus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization. At least six people are believed to have ...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5809495/hantavirus-outb…
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“Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed Monday it was dealing with 'a serious medical situation' on board the MV Hondius, travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.”
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The claim is confirmed by an official operational update from Oceanwide Expeditions and corroborated by Reuters and The Guardian, confirming the 'serious medical situation' on the MV Hondius near Cape Verde.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have ceased to operate. Ocean liners are included on this list only if they also functioned as cruise ships. (See: list of ocean li…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cruise_ships
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web search NEUTRAL — Oceanwide Expeditions is currently managing a serious medical situation on board the vessel m/v Hondius, located off the coast of Cape Verde. During this voyage, three passengers have passed away.
https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/press/operational-update-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cap…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/world-news/mv-hondius-cruise-s…
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