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Hantavirus: Ship evacuations enter second day

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 219 words
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Claim 1: “the vessel gets disinfected and goes back to the Netherlands”
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The evidence confirms the MV Hondius is a Dutch ship and that passengers are being returned to the Netherlands, but there is no specific mention of a disinfection process or a scheduled return of the vessel itself to the Netherlands in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Hondius is a Dutch expedition cruise ship owned by Oceanwide Expeditions. Built by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia, the vessel entered service in 2019 and operates primarily in the Arctic and Antarcti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of the hantavirus infection due to the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. On 1 April 2026, the ship left Ushuaia, Argentina. A passenger on boar…
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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Claim 2: “At least two passengers have tested positive since disembarking”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that passengers tested positive after disembarking. The Nypost cross-reference mentions a Swiss man testing positive after returning home, and a web search result explicitly mentions 'Two passengers, French and American, test positive for hantavirus'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak was confirmed to involve citizens of the United States by May 2026, as domestic health authorities began monitoring returning passengers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Hondius is a Dutch expedition cruise ship owned by Oceanwide Expeditions. Built by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia, the vessel entered service in 2019 and operates primarily in the Arctic and Antarcti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of the hantavirus infection due to the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. On 1 April 2026, the ship left Ushuaia, Argentina. A passenger on boar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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Claim 3: “The last 24 passengers aboard the MV Hondius are set to evacuate the ship on May 11”
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While evidence confirms an outbreak on the MV Hondius in April/May 2026 and mentions passengers returning to the Netherlands from Tenerife, there is no specific mention of '24 passengers' evacuating on 'May 11'. One source mentions 29 passengers arriving in Tenerife on a Sunday, but this does not match the specific count or date provided in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hantavirus infection or hantavirus disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by viruses in the Orthohantavirus genus of viruses. It can result in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus_infection
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Hondius is a Dutch expedition cruise ship owned by Oceanwide Expeditions. Built by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia, the vessel entered service in 2019 and operates primarily in the Arctic and Antarcti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of the hantavirus infection due to the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. On 1 April 2026, the ship left Ushuaia, Argentina. A passenger on boar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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