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Two more cruise ship passengers test positive for hantavirus

Al Jazeera · · 543 words · By Reuters
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“One French passenger and one from the US test positive after being evacuated from the vessel in the Canary Islands.”
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Multiple web search results, including reports citing Reuters, confirm that one French passenger and one US passenger tested positive after evacuation from the vessel in the Canary Islands.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canary Islanders, or Canarians (Spanish: canarios), are the people of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain near the coast of Northwest Africa. The distinctive variety of the Spanish la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islanders
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canary Islands ( ; Spanish: Canarias [kaˈnaɾjas] ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain, located about 100 kilometres (60 mi) off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands
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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. The ship left Ushuaia, Argentina, on 1 April 2026. A passenger on board…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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“French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Monday that a French passenger who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship tested positive for the virus”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by multiple sources, including The Guardian and Reuters, attributing the statement to French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first Lecornu government (French: gouvernement Lecornu I) was the forty-seventh government of France. It was formed in September 2025 after President Emmanuel Macron appointed Sébastien Lecornu as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecornu_governments
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy, and Disabled people is a cabinet position in the Government of France. The health portfolio oversees the health care public services and the health insurance pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(France)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stéphanie Rist (born 6 August 1973) is a French rheumatologist and politician of Renaissance who has been serving as Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and Disabled People in the government of Pri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stéphanie_Rist
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“Another four French passengers have so far tested negative, and authorities have identified 22 contact cases.”
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Multiple sources confirm that four other French passengers tested negative and 22 contact cases were identified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Ro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vichy France (French: Régime de Vichy, lit. 'Vichy regime'; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), also known as the Pétainist regime (French: Régime pétainiste) and Pétainist France, officially the French S…
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“The US Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday that an American on a repatriation flight had tested “mildly positive” for the virus and another had mild symptoms.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the US Department of Health and Human Services reported one American tested 'mildly positive' and another had mild symptoms.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is the state department responsible for public health in California. It is a subdivision of the California Health and Human Services Agency. It enforc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to set guidelines for the private healthcare syste…
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“all 17 MV Hondius passengers on board would undergo clinical assessment upon arrival in the US.”
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While evidence confirms US passengers disembarked in Tenerife and were transported to Nebraska, the specific number '17' and the phrase 'all 17... would undergo clinical assessment' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andes virus (ANDV) is a cause of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in Chile and Argentina. It is spread mainly by the long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus). In its natural reservoi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes_virus
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hantaviridae is a family of negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses in the order Bunyaviricetes. Unlike other members of the Bunyavirales, hantaviruses are not spread by biting insects, and instea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantaviridae
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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. The ship left Ushuaia, Argentina, on 1 April 2026. A passenger on board…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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“According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least seven people on board the ship have been infected.”
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Both The Guardian and other web search results confirm the WHO reported seven confirmed or suspected cases on the MV Hondius.
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web search NEUTRAL — WHO says seven confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus on MV Hondius, including three passengers who died.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/04/cruise-ship-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on May 5 that the number of passengers infected with Hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship has increased to seven.
https://iz.ru/en/node/2091918
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde on May 4, 2026. © Arilson Almeida, AP."On 4 May, the case was subsequently confirmed by PCR with hantavirus infection," it said, s…
https://www.france24.com/en/health/20260505-who-confirms-two…
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“It [WHO] has so far confirmed two deaths and one probable death”
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Confirmed by Deutsche Welle and other web search results stating the WHO confirmed two deaths and one probable death.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of CONFIRMED is marked by long continuance and likely to persist. How to use confirmed in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of confirm verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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“as of Friday, four people were hospitalised with one in intensive care in South Africa.”
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Web search results explicitly state that as of Friday, four people were hospitalized with one in intensive care in South Africa.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cruise Ship Passengers Die Amid Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak. The World Health Organization and South Africa's health department confirmed the situation on Sunday, stating that at least one case of h…
https://www.wideopencountry.com/cruise-ship-passengers-die-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — The two new cases bring the total number of cases reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) to nine. The WHO has so far confirmed two deaths and one probable death, and as of Friday, four people…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/11/two-more-cruise-shi…
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web search NEUTRAL — I thank the South African authorities for their rapid support, including care for a UK patient. Hantavirus infections are uncommon and usually linked to exposure to infected rodents.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hantavirus-outbreak…
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“The MV Hondius was anchored near the Canary Island of Tenerife after being stranded for weeks following an outbreak of the hantavirus”
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Wikipedia confirms an outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius in April 2026. Web search results confirm the ship was at the port of Granadilla de Abona on Tenerife in May 2026.
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“On Monday, 54 passengers and crew remained on the ship, of which 22 were expected to disembark, while the remaining 32 will remain on the ship as it returns to the Netherlands.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the specific number of passengers (54) or the breakdown of those disembarking versus returning to the Netherlands.
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“A Dutch plane expected to reach Tenerife Monday afternoon will carry passengers that were previously going to be evacuated on a plane sent by Australia, Spain’s Health Minister Monica Garcia said.”
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“Hantaviruses can cause severe respiratory illness and are usually spread by rodents but can also, in more rare cases, be transmitted between people.”
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“Symptoms can begin between one and eight weeks after exposure and include headaches, fever, chills, gastrointestinal issues and respiratory distress.”
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“The fatality rate of the Andes strain of the hantavirus, identified in the ship’s outbreak, can reach 40 to 50 percent, particularly among elderly people.”
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“The WHO has recommended a quarantine of 42 days for the cruise passengers.”
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“Robin May, chief scientific officer at the United Kingdom Health Security Agency, said the risk to the public was “extremely low””
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