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Evacuation of three people from hantavirus-hit cruise ship 'ongoing': WHO

France24 · · 223 words
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“Evacuation of three people from hantavirus-hit cruise ship 'ongoing': WHO”
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Multiple independent web search results (The Guardian, and others referencing the WHO) confirm that three people were medically evacuated from a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak and that the WHO is monitoring the situation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwan and the World Health Organization (WHO) have a complicated history due to their relationship with China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_and_the_World_Health_Or…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organizations. In 1948, the W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization
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“South African health authorities said Wednesday they have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus... in two passengers who were on the cruise ship that has an outbreak of the rare infection.”
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Three separate web search results (including an AP report) explicitly state that South African health authorities identified the Andes strain of hantavirus in two passengers from the cruise ship.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Andes ( AN-deez), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lake Andes is a city in, and the county seat of, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census. The town took its name from Lake Andes which some say deriv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Andes,_South_Dakota
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — RMS Andes was a 26,689 GRT steam turbine Royal Mail Ship, ocean liner, cruise ship, and the flagship of the Royal Mail Lines fleet. She was the second Royal Mail ship to be named after the South Ameri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Andes
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“the Andes strain of hantavirus... may be passed from person to person”
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Three independent news sources (NBC Washington, Deutsche Welle, and NY Post) all confirm that the Andes strain of hantavirus is uniquely capable of person-to-person transmission, unlike other strains.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the outbreak is the Andes strain of the virus which, unlike other strains, is known to be transmissible between people
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/us…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Andes strain can be transmitted from person to person
https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-canary-islands-objects-to-d…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — a rare strain that can be transmitted person-to-person and carries a 40% mortality rate — the Andes virus — is the culprit behind the Hondius outbreak, the WHO announced this week.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/americans-on-hantaviru…
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