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Visualizing the hantavirus cruise outbreak in maps and charts By Henrik Pettersson, Renée Rigdon, Lou Robinson, Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship remains of low risk to the general public as 18 passengers…

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Visualizing the hantavirus cruise outbreak in maps and charts By Henrik Pettersson, Renée Rigdon, Lou Robinson, Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship remains of low risk to the general public as 18 passengers…

Why it matters

Three ship passengers have died of the virus, which is typically tied to rodents, since April 11, and a handful of others are sick.

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CNN is tracking what we know about the outbreak in maps and charts.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “more than 30 passengers who disembarked on April 24 at St. Helena and traveled to various countries”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference (Nbcwashington) and multiple web results (Oceanwide Expeditions statement and other news reports) that approximately 30 passengers disembarked at St. Helena on April 24.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Thirty guests disembarked MV Hondius on Saint Helena on April 24, 2026. This number includes the body of the guest who passed away on board MV Hondius on April 11," Oceanwide Expeditions said in a st…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260507-30-passengers…
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web search NEUTRAL — Officials are searching for more than 30 passengers who left the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing, nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on…
https://globalnews.ca/news/11838480/hantavirus-cruise-ship-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — On 24 April, the wife of the deceased passenger is flown from St Helena to South Africa. A marker near South Africa notes: 26 April, a woman dies in Johannesburg; 27 April, a second sick passenger is …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvpzgn26edo?at_medium=RSS…
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Claim 2: “18 passengers from the vessel have arrived at specialized US facilities in Nebraska and Georgia on Monday, May 11.”
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Multiple independent sources (KTVZ/CNN, Yahoo, USA TODAY) confirm that 18 passengers arrived at specialized facilities in Nebraska and Georgia on Monday, May 11.
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web search NEUTRAL — (CNN) — The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship remains of low risk to the general public as 18 passengers from the vessel have arrived at specialized US facilities in Nebraska and G…
https://ktvz.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2026/05/11…
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web search NEUTRAL — Updated Mon, May 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM UTC. Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Nebraska and G…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/american-passengers-virus-…
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web search NEUTRAL — USA TODAY. Updated May 11, 2026, 9:39 p.m. ET. At least 18 people are currently under observation at two of the nation’s top medical centers after being potentially exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2026/05/11/hantav…
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Claim 3: “Of the 17 American passengers — plus one British dual national who resides in the US — now back in the US, 16 are in Nebraska and do not have symptoms.”
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Claim 4: “As of Tuesday morning, 122 people — 87 passengers and 35 crew members — had been evacuated”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific number of people evacuated as of Tuesday morning.
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Claim 5: “two other people are in Atlanta at Emory University, and at least one has symptoms, health officials said.”
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Claim 6: “The remaining 27 people aboard the ship — 25 crew members and 2 medical professionals — are now sailing to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where the ship will be disinfected.”
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Claim 7: “Three ship passengers have died of the virus, which is typically tied to rodents, since April 11”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (The New York Times, others) confirm three deaths from hantavirus on the MV Hondius, with the first death occurring on April 11.
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web search 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 April 1 2026. A passenger on board…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_hondius_Hantavirus_outbreak
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people who were aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died of suspected infections of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, referring to a rare family of ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/well/cruise-ship-virus-fa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius, which can accommodate about 170 passengers and has 70 crew members, is listed as a polar cruise ship on the websites of several travel agencies.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passenge…
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Claim 8: “After the Cape Verde disembarkation of three people in early May, WHO officials planned for the remaining 147 people — 87 passengers and 60 crew members — to sail to the Canary Islands.”
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CNN explicitly reports the plan for the remaining 147 people (87 passengers and 60 crew) to sail to the Canary Islands after the Cape Verde disembarkation.
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web search NEUTRAL — After the Cape Verde disembarkation of three people in early May, WHO officials planned for the remaining 147 people — 87 passengers and 60 crew members — to sail to the Canary Islands.
https://www.cnn.com/us/maps-hantavirus-cruise-outbreak-vis
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web search NEUTRAL — People On Board. ~149 total — approx. 87 passengers + 61 crew, from 23 countries.As of May 5, 2026, the following details have been officially confirmed by Oceanwide Expeditions, the WHO, and multiple…
https://ckverse.com/mv-hondius-hantavirus-outbreak/
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web search NEUTRAL — Rarely, it can be transmitted between people. The MV Hondius vessel is currently off the coast of Cape Verde and has 149 people onboard. Oceanwide Expeditions said there were also two crew members on …
https://agendapapers.com/three-die-and-149-people-stranded-i…
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Claim 9: “One of the Nebraska passengers did test positive, however.”
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Claim 10: “WHO’s experts now believe the virus may have spread from person to person on board the ship.”
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Multiple sources discuss the possibility of person-to-person transmission on the MV Hondius, noting that while uncommon for hantavirus, experts are considering it for this specific outbreak.
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web search NEUTRAL — Where there is person-to-person transmission, it is through very close, prolonged contact with someone with symptoms. The way hantavirus spreads is different to flu, which is transmitted through dropl…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r8j1l6j0go
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web search NEUTRAL — Hantavirus typically spreads through rodent contact, but human transmission is possible. Three deaths on the MV Hondius cruise ship may have resulted from human transmissions. Initial exposure seems t…
https://www.deseret.com/lifestyle/2026/05/05/hantavirus-crui…
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web search NEUTRAL — Experts caution that while person-to-person spread is possible, it is still considered uncommon. There is no specific antiviral treatment, and patients typically require supportive care, including oxy…
https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/hantavirus-mv-hon…
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Claim 11: “Six people going to Australia and New Zealand are in the Netherlands and set to be repatriated later this week, according to authorities.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding passengers destined for Australia and New Zealand being in the Netherlands.
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Claim 12: “The outbreak was reported to WHO on May 2, the same day the third passenger died.”
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While evidence confirms three deaths and that an outbreak was reported to the WHO, none of the provided sources explicitly state that the report to the WHO occurred on May 2 or that the third death happened on that specific date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people died on board the MV Hondius. CNN. Scott Miscovich, a family physician and the president and CEO of Premier Medical Group, said it is highly unusual for a hantavirus outbreak to occur on …
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/03/africa/atlantic-hantavirus-cr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The outbreak was reported aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship during its journey between Argentina and Cape Verde.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/world-news/3-mv-hondius-cruise…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three passengers abord the MV Hondius have died after a hantavirus outbreak onboard. The cruise ship has been stuck off the coast of Cape Verde since the virus was detected.
https://www.dw.com/en/spain-mv-hondius-hantavirus-receive-pa…
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Claim 13: “There have been nine confirmed cases and two probable – all of them among passengers or crew of the ship – including the three who have died, according to an update from the World Health Organization on Tuesday.”
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Multiple sources report the WHO's figures. AOL explicitly mentions the confirmed cases rose to nine as of Monday afternoon, and France 24 mentions the WHO's reporting on the situation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Former MV Hondius passenger Jake Rosmarin shares a selfie Monday from inside a quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska.There have been nine reported cases and seven confirmed cases of hantavirus in the out…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/us/hantavirus-cruise-hond…
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web search NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization on Tuesday said it had confirmed two hantavirus cases and suspected five others among people on a cruise ship stuck off Cape Verde. The WHO added that there may be some…
https://www.france24.com/en/health/20260505-who-confirms-two…
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web search NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization reported the total number of hantavirus cases related to the ship outbreak that had been confirmed rose to nine, as of Monday afternoon. The latest case was reported in F…
https://www.aol.com/articles/two-more-passengers-hantavirus-…
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Claim 14: “They docked there and began disembarkation on Sunday, May 10”
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Multiple sources confirm the ship docked at the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, and began disembarkation on May 10, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde was set to leave for Spain on Wednesday (May 6...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwpc_34DU4U
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web search NEUTRAL — Boats approach the Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius after it arrived at the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands on May 10…
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/hantavirus-stricken-cruise-shi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The vessel, MV Hondius, had earlier this morning docked at the Spanish Island of Tenerife carrying 147 people. Passengers were seen being ferried in small boats from the cruise ship anchored at the Po…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/health/live-news/hantavirus-c…
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