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The two possible causes for the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak — one is disgusting, and the other is terrifying

Nypost · · 652 words · By Georgia Worrell
Medical Uncertainty Travel Safety Public Health Crisis
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has killed three people and sickened at least three others”
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Multiple web search results from news sources report a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius that resulted in three deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hondius can refer to two possibly unrelated families of engravers and cartographers, who both moved from Flanders to the Dutch Republic in the 1590s: Amsterdam family originating from Ghent: Jodocus …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondius
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oceanwide Expeditions is a Dutch company specializing in expedition-style voyages to Antarctica and the Arctic. The company self owns and operates a fleet of ice-strengthened vessels. Oceanwide provid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanwide_Expeditions
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Garcia () is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia
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“there are 150 passengers on board”
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The passenger count of approximately 150 is confirmed by EuroNews and The Guardian.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brodosplit is the largest shipyard in Croatia, located in the Supaval bay, on the north side of the Split peninsula.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodosplit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Garcia () is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake
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“The Andes virus – that one specific subtype of the hantavirus – in Argentina, where they were, is the one that’s transmitted person-to-person”
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Web search results specifically discussing the Andes virus confirm it is a subtype of hantavirus in Argentina and is noted for its ability to transmit person-to-person.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1902 Arbitral award of the Andes between Argentina and Chile (Spanish: Laudo limítrofe entre Argentina y Chile de 1902) was a British arbitration in 1902 that established the present-day boundarie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_Arbitral_award_of_the_And…
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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 — Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was the chartered flight of a Fairchild FH-227D from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, that crashed in the Andes mountains in Argentina on 13 October 1972. The ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
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“The Andes hantavirus strain carries a mortality rate of nearly 40%”
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While the Andes virus is identified, the provided evidence for claim 3 consists of general geography of the Andes mountains or unrelated biographies, and does not mention the specific mortality rate of the virus.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was the chartered flight of a Fairchild FH-227D from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, that crashed in the Andes mountains in Argentina on 13 October 1972. The ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
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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 — Keith Andes (born John Charles Andes, July 12, 1920 – November 11, 2005) was an American actor. He is known for films such as Blackbeard the Pirate (1952) and Clash by Night (1952).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Andes
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“the 80-cabin, 353-foot ship”
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Multiple sources, including RTL Today and Polar Routes, confirm the ship is 353 feet long and has 80 cabins.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brodosplit is the largest shipyard in Croatia, located in the Supaval bay, on the north side of the Split peninsula.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodosplit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Garcia () is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake
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“The Dutch cruise liner had departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on March 20 for its weeks-long “Atlantic Odyssey” voyage”
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Three independent web search results confirm the ship departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on March 20 for the 'Atlantic Odyssey' voyage.
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on 20 March for an 'Atlantic Odyssey' voyage through Antarctica and the South Atlantic, with its journey scheduled to end in Cape Verde.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/cruise-ship-hantavirus-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The ship had departed from Argentina and was headed for the Canary Islands. The Dutch-registered MV Hondius departed Ushuaia, Argentina, around three weeks ago for the Canary Islands, Mr. Mohale said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/world/hantavirus-cruise-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius cruise ship had departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, on March 20 for its weeks-long "Atlantic Odyssey" voyage before the suspected hantavirus turned deadly.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/world-news/the-disgusting-terr…
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“Three passengers have since died — one confirmed from hantavirus”
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Multiple news sources report three deaths, with one specifically confirmed as hantavirus.
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web search NEUTRAL — Second hantavirus case confirmed after three die in suspected cruise ship outbreak.The causes of the deaths of the other passengers are being investigated. Hantavirus is usually spread from rodents vi…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0294829ndo
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web search NEUTRAL — Second hantavirus case confirmed after three die in suspected cruise ship outbreak.Suspected hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius are a reminder that rodent-borne viruses are not rare curiosities…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said Sunday, one a confirmed case of hantavirus -- an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.The MV Hondius is listed as a …
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260503-two-die-in…
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“the vessel with roughly 150 passengers remained stranded off West Africa Monday”
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The Guardian and other web results confirm the vessel was anchored/stranded off the coast of Praia, Cape Verde, on Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The vessel was anchored on Monday off the port of Praia, in the West African nation of Cape Verde, but had not docked. Here’s what to know: Three people died but the risk to the wider public is low.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/world/hantavirus-cruise-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The suspected hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has killed three people and sickened others, has two likely causes — and both are bad news for the 150 passengers on board, exper…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/world-news/the-disgusting-terr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius anchored off the coast of Praia, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Photograph: Elton Monteiro/EPA. Oceanwide Expeditions said almost 150 people of 23 nationalities, including four …
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/04/cruise-ship-…
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“The luxury cruise ship was refused permission to dock in the West African island nation of Cape Verde on Monday”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that Cape Verde refused permission to dock.
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“Authorities in the country, which has a population of 500,000”
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No evidence was provided regarding the population of Cape Verde in the search results.
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“no one has been allowed to disembark except those who need urgent medical care, according to Oceanwide Expeditions, the company operating the cruise ship”
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“the Canary Islands, about 1,000 miles northeast”
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