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WHO says cruise ship hantavirus outbreak ‘not the start of a pandemic’

South China Morning Post · · 214 words · By Agence France-Presse
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“The World Health Organization insisted on Thursday that a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic did not mark the beginning of a Covid-like crisis.”
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Multiple independent web search results (including Xinhua and other news reports) confirm that the WHO stated on Thursday that the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius was not the start of a COVID-like pandemic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C. It features articles on politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technolog…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atlantic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 square kilometers (32,870,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean
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“The WHO also said it expected the outbreak on the MV Hondius, currently sailing from Cabo Verde (formerly known as Cape Verde) to the Spanish island of Tenerife, to be limited”
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Multiple web search results and a Wikipedia entry confirm the MV Hondius was sailing from Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) to Tenerife.
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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. As of 7 May 2026, the ship has set sail for Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, after the Spanish Ministry of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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web search NEUTRAL — The cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak occurred has started moving from Cape Verde. Spain's Health Ministry has said it will allow the luxury cruise ship to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerif…
https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-air-ambulance-lands-in-amst…
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“So far, eight cases have been reported, including three deaths.”
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TIME reports that the WHO stated there were eight cases of hantavirus infection linked to the MV Hondius, with three passengers who died.
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web search NEUTRAL — The outbreak in 1993 led to the discovery of hantaviruses from the Western Hemisphere that could cause disease and revealed the existence of a second disease caused by them: hantavirus pulmonary syndr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Four_Corners_hantavirus_o…
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web search NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization says that to date, there are eight cases of hantavirus infection linked to the MV Hondius, which is currently en route to the Canary Islands. Three passengers who ...
https://time.com/article/2026/05/07/countries-hantavirus-hon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Reported cases of hantavirus disease in the U.S. As of the end of 2023, 890 cases of hantavirus disease were reported in the United States since surveillance began in 1993. These were all laboratory-c…
https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/index.htm…
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“Five of the eight cases have been confirmed as hantavirus and the other three are suspected”
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Two independent cross-references from France24 confirm that the WHO reported five confirmed and three suspected cases.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. As of 7 May 2026, the ship has set sail for Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, after the Spanish Ministry of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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cross reference SUPPORTS — WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Geneva that five confirmed and three suspected cases had been reported overall, including the three deaths
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260507-latest-evacue…
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“The species of hantavirus involved in this case is the Andes virus, which is found in Latin America”
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Wikipedia and web search results explicitly identify the species as the Andes virus and note its presence in Latin America.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orthohantavirus is a genus of viruses that includes all hantaviruses (family Hantaviridae) that cause disease in humans. Hantaviruses are naturally found primarily in rodents. In general, each hantavi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthohantavirus
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. As of 7 May 2026, the ship has set sail for Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, after the Spanish Ministry of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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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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“the incubation period of the Andes virus, which can be up to six weeks”
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The specific incubation period of 'up to six weeks' for the Andes virus is mentioned in a France24 cross-reference, but other provided evidence only defines 'incubation period' generally without confirming the specific duration for this virus.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 25, 2024 · An incubation period is the span of time between exposure to an infectious disease and the start of symptoms. It’s usually measured in days or weeks.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/incubation-pe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Incubation (psychology), the process of thinking about a problem subconsciously while being involved in other activities Incubation period, medical term for the time between being exposed to infection…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of INCUBATION is the act or process of incubating.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incubation
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“The rare disease that hit the MV Hondius is usually spread from infected rodents, typically through urine, droppings and saliva”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including the CDC, Florida Department of Health, and Province of Manitoba, confirm that hantavirus is spread via infected rodent urine, droppings, and saliva.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. People get get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and mice, especially when exposed to their urine, droppings, and saliva. It can also spread through a bite …
https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/diseas…
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web search NEUTRAL — How is hantavirus spread? Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome signs and symptoms. Treatment and recovery.The viruses primarily infect rodents. People become infected through exposure to the urine, feces or …
https://extension.arizona.edu/publication/hantavirus-and-dis…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hantavirus infection usually spreads to people when they come into contact with the droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents. This also happens when people breathe in virus particles that get in…
https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/diseases/hantaviru…
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