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Hantavirus: American passenger evacuated from MV Hondius cruise ship tests positive

The Hindu · · 1268 words · By Authors; Contributors
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“Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands”
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Three independent web search results confirm that passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius were evacuated via military and government planes after anchoring in the Canary Islands.
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web search NEUTRAL — Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.
https://apnews.com/article/hantavirus-cruise-ship-hondius-te…
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web search NEUTRAL — Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/passengers-evacuate-mv-ho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Up to 150 passengers and crew from hantavirus-hit MV Hondius start flying home aboard military and government planes from Spain's Canary Islands
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/hantavirus-out…
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“One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms”
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Multiple sources confirm that one of the 17 American passengers tested positive for hantavirus while remaining asymptomatic.
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, US health officials said today. Earlier, one of the five French pass…
https://www.9news.com.au/national/hantavirus-ship-american-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The two symptomatic people had not tested positive for hantavirus at the time of the update, Oceanwide said.Oceanwide Expeditions describes the MV Hondius as a Polar Class 6 expedition vessel with roo…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/17-americans-aboard-atl…
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the 17 Americans evacuated from the ship has tested positive for Hantavirus, and another has developed 'mild symptoms', the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday night. A …
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15806923/British-pass…
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“one of the five French passengers developed symptoms on their flight home”
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The claim is mentioned in one of the web search results ('Evacuated American cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus'), but the other search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (OneDrive, shipping companies).
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 30, 2026 · As a leading global container shipping company, ONE offers tailored cargo shipping solutions. Explore our vast network of vessels and ports, ensuring global connectivity.
https://www.one-line.com/en
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web search NEUTRAL — The event is one of the largest annual gatherings of professionals across agriculture and forest product transportation, covering both import and export sectors and the evolving landscape of global ag…
https://us.one-line.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Login to OneDrive with your Microsoft or Office 365 account.
https://onedrive.live.com/login/en-us/
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“Passengers were evacuated off the MV Hondius following its arrival in Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off the West African coast.”
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Multiple sources confirm the MV Hondius arrived in Tenerife (specifically Granadilla) for the evacuation of passengers.
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web search NEUTRAL — The virus-hit MV Hondius arrived off the Spanish port of Granadilla, Tenerife. The vessel did not dock and is anchored in the harbor. None of the remaining passengers or crew have shown symptoms of in…
https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-passengers-evacuate-off-mv-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Closing summary. Some passengers who left the MV Hondius cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have departed Tenerife by plane and arrived in the Spanish capital of Madrid.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/10/hantaviru…
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web search NEUTRAL — The disembarkment of the first group of MV Hondius passengers has started. @WHO experts on the ground are working with the Spanish Health Ministry on the epidemiological assessment of the passengers a…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“none of the more than 140 people who were then on the Hondius had shown symptoms of the virus”
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One source explicitly states that none of the remaining passengers or crew had shown symptoms of infection at the time of arrival in Tenerife.
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web search NEUTRAL — Buses loaded with people from the MV Hondius have already started to arrive at the nearby airport. Footage showed one bus on the tarmac next to the runway, surrounded by health workers in white hazmat…
https://news.sky.com/story/three-dead-as-virus-breaks-out-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram explores the deadly Andes hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius Cruise Ship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU0Fca68uvQ
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web search NEUTRAL — The virus-hit MV Hondius arrived off the Spanish port of Granadilla, Tenerife. The vessel did not dock and is anchored in the harbor. None of the remaining passengers or crew have shown symptoms of in…
https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-passengers-evacuate-off-mv-…
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“The aircraft carrying the Americans was due to arrive in Omaha, Nebraska, early on Monday (May 11).”
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Multiple sources confirm the aircraft transporting Americans was expected to land at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska, around May 11, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Published: May 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM GMT+3 | Updated: 11 minutes ago.The first waves of passengers started flying home this afternoon from Spain. The Americans have not yet left.
https://www.1011now.com/video/2026/05/10/americans-exposed-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026, 11:05 p.m. ET.The passengers, flying on a U.S. government medical flight, were expected to land at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/americans-hantavirus-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — American passengers of the MV Hondius are planned to be evacuated on a U.S. government medical repatriation flight to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. They will then be transported to the Nat…
https://www.wtoc.com/2026/05/08/american-passengers-mv-hondi…
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“The Americans would first be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a federally funded quarantine facility”
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One source specifically mentions the transport to the National Quarantine Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Other search results for this claim were irrelevant (American Airlines).
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web search NEUTRAL — At American Airlines you'll find great travel deals, discount flight tickets, and AAdvantage bonus airline mile offers
https://www.aa.com.do/i18n/index.jsp?locale=en_IS
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web search NEUTRAL — Download American Airlines by American Airlines on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like American Airlines.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/american-airlines/id382698565
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“The medical school also has a special unit for treating people with highly infectious diseases that was used early in the pandemic for COVID-19 patients and previously for Ebola patients.”
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The provided search results for this claim are generic Wikipedia entries about universities and rankings, providing no specific information about the University of Nebraska Medical Center's infectious disease unit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
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“Spanish passengers were the first to leave, flown to Madrid and taken to a military hospital.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding Spanish passengers.
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“The planes arriving in Tenerife were to fly out passengers from more than 20 countries in an evacuation effort that was expected to last until Monday (May 11).”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding the number of countries involved or the duration of the evacuation.
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“Japan's Foreign Ministry said a Japanese national arrived in Britain on a chartered flight arranged by the British Government and will be under health monitoring by British authorities for up to 45 days.”
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“Three people have died since the outbreak began, and five people who left the ship earlier are infected with hantavirus.”
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“those disembarking and workers at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife wore protective gear during the evacuation process, including hazardous-materials suits, face masks and respirators.”
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“Hantavirus usually spreads when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, and the disease is not easily transmitted between people.”
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“the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases.”
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“Some crew, as well as the body of a passenger who died on board, will remain on the ship, which will sail on to Rotterdam, Netherlands, where it will undergo disinfection”
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“The journey to Rotterdam takes about five days”
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“In the U.K., for example, authorities have said passengers will be hospitalised for 72 hours of quarantine, followed by six weeks of self-isolation.”
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“A Dutch evacuation plane touched down Sunday evening (May 10) in the Netherlands city of Eindhoven”
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“The 26 aboard included eight Dutch citizens, as well as people from India, Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Ukraine, Guatemala, the Philippines and Montenegro”
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“seven Americans who left the cruise have been in the U.S. for roughly two weeks, and they are living across the country.”
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“Australia is sending a plane, expected to arrive Monday (May 11), to evacuate its people and those from nearby countries, such as New Zealand, and unspecified Asian countries”
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“Norway sent an ambulance plane to the island with personnel trained to transport patients with high-risk infections”
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“British Army medics parachuted onto the remote South Atlantic territory of Tristan da Cunha, where one of the 221 residents has a suspected case of hantavirus.”
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“The patient was a passenger on the MV Hondius and disembarked last month.”
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“a team of six paratroopers and two medical clinicians jumped Saturday (May 9) from a Royal Air Force transport plane”
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“Tristan da Cunha is Britain's most remote inhabited overseas territory, about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from the nearest inhabited island, St Helena.”
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“The group of volcanic islands has no airstrip and is usually accessible only by a six-day boat voyage from Cape Town, South Africa.”
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