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American who was on doomed MV Hondius cruise reveals what it’s like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 463 words · By Ronny Reyes
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American who was on doomed MV Hondius cruise reveals what it’s like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine One of the Americans who was aboard the cruise doomed by a deadly hantavirus outbreak gave an inside look at what the strict 42-day isolation period inside…

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American who was on doomed MV Hondius cruise reveals what it’s like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine One of the Americans who was aboard the cruise doomed by a deadly hantavirus outbreak gave an inside look at what the strict 42-day isolation period inside…

Why it matters

Jake Rosmarin, a Boston-based travel influencer, said the trip aboard the MV Hondius served as a once-in-a-lifetime journey that turned into a nightmare during the final days of the cruise when the disease claimed three lives.

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“We got to visit some remarkable places and things that I never thought I would experience, and things really didn’t go downhill until that last 24 to 48 hours before we were originally supposed to disembark on May 4,” Rosmarin told News Nation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jake Rosmarin, a Boston-based travel influencer, said the trip aboard the MV Hondius served as a once-in-a-lifetime journey that turned into a nightmare during the final days of the cruise when the disease claimed three lives.”
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Four independent cross-references (Deutsche Welle and Nypost) confirm that three people died from a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — three people have died, with several others taken ill, after a hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius
https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-infection-who-health-argent…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — three people have died, with several others taken ill, after a hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship, MV Hondius
https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-how-is-the-outbreak-being-c…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — a suspected hantavirus outbreak claimed three lives [aboard the MV Hondius]
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/world-news/inside-the-deadly-h…
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Claim 2: “At least one American initially tested positive for the hantavirus, with a second showing mild symptoms, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.”
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Three independent web search results confirm the US Department of Health and Human Services reported one American tested positive and another showed mild symptoms.
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web search NEUTRAL — Americans from hantavirus-hit cruise ship, including one who tested positive, arrive in Nebraska.One of the Americans has tested “mildly” positive for the virus and another has mild symptoms, the US D…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/10/us/hantavirus-cruise-pass…
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the 17 Americans who were evacuated from the cruise ship amid the hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the illness, while another individual is exhibiting 'mild symptoms,' confirmed the …
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-nationa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 17 Americans onboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship M/V Hondius, including one person who has tested positive, have disembarked the vessel after it docked in Tenerife on Sunday and are being …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/americans-ha…
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Claim 3: “Stephen Kornfeld — the American who tested positive — has since tested negative, with officials believing he only exhibited a false positive after coming down with flu-like symptoms on the cruise.”
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Multiple sources (CNN, ABC News, Bloomberg) confirm that Stephen Kornfeld initially tested positive (or 'faintly positive') but later tested negative.
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web search NEUTRAL — He later tested negative twice, Forbes reported, citing Spain’s health ministry.Italy on Wednesday said that a 25-year-old man who was placed in isolation had tested negative for hantavirus, easing co…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/hantaviru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kornfeld says he initially tested “faintly positive” for hantavirus before arriving in Nebraska, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is awaiting the results of confirmatory tests, ex…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/us/hantavirus-cruise-hondius-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld -- the only American to test positive for hantavirus -- came down with flu-like symptoms on the cruise ship, and on Monday he was admitted to the University of Nebraska Medical Ce…
https://abcnews.com/US/american-doctor-initially-tested-posi…
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Claim 4: “Now back in the US and on his seventh day of isolation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s National Quarantine Unit, in Omaha”
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Four independent cross-references (Nypost, Krdo, Nbcwashington) confirm the existence of the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The rest are in the National Quarantine Unit in at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/us-news/us-passengers-from-han…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the passengers will be brought for further assessment to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/10/american-passengers-from-ha…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jake Rosmarin, a Boston-based travel influencer, shared a smiling selfie from his hospital room at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/us-news/americans-rescued-from…
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Claim 5: “things really didn’t go downhill until that last 24 to 48 hours before we were originally supposed to disembark on May 4”
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The web search results for this claim returned generic definitions of 'MV' and unrelated medical centers; no evidence was found regarding the specific disembarkation date of May 4 for the MV Hondius.
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web search NEUTRAL — Look up MV, mv, Mv, mV, or .mv in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV
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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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web search NEUTRAL — St. Luke’s Magic Valley’s state-of-the-art medical center serves the people of southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Amenities include a chapel, gift shop, cafeteria and coffee shop.
https://www.stlukesonline.org/en/get-care/locations/medical-…
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Claim 6: “The virus claimed the lives of Schilperoord and his wife, along with a woman from Germany who had spent time with the couple.”
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While evidence confirms Leo and Mirjam Schilperoord died, the provided search results for 'Leo Zodiac Sign' are irrelevant. No provided evidence explicitly confirms the death of a German woman, although other sources mention 'three deaths' in total.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bold, intelligent, warm, and courageous, fire sign Leo is a natural leader of the Zodiac, ready to blaze a trail, vanquish injustice, and make a name for themselves along the way. Blessed with high se…
https://www.horoscope.com/zodiac-signs/leo
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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2026 · The Leo archetype radiates proud "solar" confidence, heart-felt courage, and is linked to the celebration of the fruits of Summer. Leo is the second of the four fixed signs of the zodiac…
https://www.astrology.com/zodiac-signs/leo
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web search NEUTRAL — People born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area o…
https://www.zodiacsign.com/zodiac-signs/leo/
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Claim 7: “The MV Hondius was docked in Argentina when one of the passengers, Leo Schilperoord, 69, was found to have contracted what is believed to be an Andes strain of the hantavirus”
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Multiple web search results identify Leo Schilperoord as 'patient zero' who contracted the virus during a voyage that began in Ushuaia, Argentina.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord has been identified as the first known case in the deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, after falling ill during an April voyage in the…
https://www.newsweek.com/patient-zero-identified-hantavirus-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The patient zero of the deadly Hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has been identified as a Dutch ornithologist, Leo Schilperoord. The 70-year-old man and his 69-year-old wife, Mirja…
https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/dutch-ornithologist-leo…
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web search NEUTRAL — On March 20, 2026, 70-year-old Leo and 69-year-old Mirjam Schilperoord from Haulerwijk, Netherlands, boarded the MV Hondius in Ushuaia, Argentina, for a 46-day cruise from Antarctica to the west coast…
https://spectator.org/hantavirus-aboard-the-mv-hondius-a-cru…
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Claim 8: “the ship reached Cape Verde and was not allowed to disembark for fear of a greater outbreak.”
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Three independent web search results (MercoPress, Daily Star, and another news source) confirm that Cape Verde denied docking/disembarkation to the MV Hondius due to the outbreak.
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web search NEUTRAL — Falklands monitor MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and clarify the route did not include the islands.Tenerife braces for race-against-time operation to evacuate 140 from MV Hondius. Cape Verde denies do…
https://en.mercopress.com/2026/05/05/cape-verde-denies-docki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-three British nationals are among passengers on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has been denied entry to Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak linked to three deaths.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/23-brits-confir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 150 people aboard the expedition vessel MV Hondius remain anchored off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak led ports to refuse disembarkation.
https://www.thetraveler.org/hantavirus-outbreak-leaves-cruis…
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Claim 9: “Rosmarin, who did not contract the virus, said the 17 Americans at the facility must remain inside their rooms, with individual ventilation systems in place to prevent any cross-contamination.”
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The web search results for this claim returned generic information about the number 17, iPhones, and a K-pop group; no evidence was found regarding the specific ventilation systems or the internal room conditions of the facility.
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web search NEUTRAL — The iPhone 17 display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.27 in…
https://www.apple.com/iphone-17/specs/
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web search NEUTRAL — SEVENTEEN Profile and Facts SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) is a 13-member South Korean self-producing boy group under Pledis Entertainment, a subsidiary of HYBE Labels. The group consists of S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshu…
https://kprofiles.com/seventeen-members-profile/
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web search NEUTRAL — 17 (number) ... 17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 and preceding 18. It is a prime number.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17_(number)
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Claim 10: “One of the Americans who was aboard the cruise doomed by a deadly hantavirus outbreak gave an inside look at what the strict 42-day isolation period inside the country’s top quarantine hospital is like”
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Multiple sources confirm passengers from the MV Hondius were isolated. Specifically, a web search result explicitly mentions 17 passengers undergoing up to 42 days of isolation in Nebraska.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Hondius is a Dutch expedition cruise ship owned by Oceanwide Expeditions, based in the Netherlands. Built by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia, the vessel entered service in 2019 and operates primarily …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus infection caused by the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. There are eight confirmed cases and two suspected cases directly linked…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oceanwide Expeditions is a Dutch company specializing in expedition-style voyages to Antarctica and the Arctic. Oceanwide owns and operates a fleet of ice-strengthened vessels, and provides small-scal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanwide_Expeditions
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