US evacuee from cruise ship tests positive for Hantavirus

TASS · May 11, 2026 · 94 words

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What to know about US evacuee from cruise ship tests positive for Hantavirus

The US Health Department reported that one of 17 US passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius tested positive for the Andes hantavirus. Two passengers are being transported in biocontainment units as a precautionary measure.

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What happened

One of the 17 US passengers evacuated from the cruise liner MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, the US Health Department said in a statement.

Why it matters

According to the department, the 17 US citizens are currently on their way home aboard an aircraft provided by the State Department.

Common ground

It is noted that two of them are "traveling in the plane's biocontainment units out of an abundance of caution." "One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," their message clarified.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “two of them are "traveling in the plane's biocontainment units out of an abundance of caution."”

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Three independent web search results confirm that two passengers were traveling in biocontainment units 'out of an abundance of caution' based on HHS statements.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hondius is the latinized form of Hondt (de Hondt). The Hondius family can refer to two possibly unrelated families of engravers and cartographers, who both moved from Flanders to the Dutch Republic in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondius

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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 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 board di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak

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Claim 2: “One of the 17 US passengers evacuated from the cruise liner MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a US passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius tested positive for the Andes hantavirus. This is reported across different news summaries.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), also called hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), is a severe respiratory disease caused by hantaviruses. The main features of illness are microvascular leak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus_pulmonary_syndrome

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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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Claim 3: “One passenger currently has mild symptoms”

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Multiple sources confirm that one passenger had mild symptoms. While one source (Sky News) initially said no symptoms were seen, later reports from HHS specifically identify one passenger with mild symptoms.

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Claim 4: “another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus”

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Multiple sources confirm that a second passenger tested 'mildly PCR positive' for the Andes virus, citing the Department of Health and Human Services.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An outbreak of hantavirus disease occurred in 1993 in the United States, primarily in the Four Corners region of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Before 1993, hantaviruses that cause disease in huma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Four_Corners_hantavirus_o…

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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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Claim 5: “the 17 US citizens are currently on their way home aboard an aircraft provided by the State Department”

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Two independent sources (Google News and Forbes) specifically cite a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services stating that 17 Americans were evacuated and airlifted from Tenerife.

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