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A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa is among those who left MV Hondius at St Helena.
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The operator of the Dutch vessel said 29 passengers, of at least 12 different nationalities, left the MV Hondius on 24 April. The Dutch government gave a different figure of 40.
A 69-year-old Dutch woman who later died in South Africa was among those. Two other people died on the ship, which set sail from southern Argentina a month ago. Their deaths are now under investigation.
On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said five of eight suspected cases of hantavirus were now confirmed. But while it was serious, the WHO said it "assesses the public health risk as low".
The Dutch government said a Swiss national who has since been diagnosed with hantavirus was also one of those who left the cruise at the British Overseas Territory.
Another three people - British, Dutch and German nationals - were evacuated from the vessel on Wednesday.
The British man has been named as 56-year-old Martin Anstee and is in a stable condition.
Anstee, a retired police officer and an expedition guide on the MV Hondius, on Thursday told the BBC that "he's fine".
The other two evacuees were a 41-year-old Dutch crew member and a 65-year-old German, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
St Helena is one of the remotest islands on Earth, at 47sq miles (127 sq km)- a third of the size of the Isle of Wight - with a population of about 4,400 and one hospital.
Oceanwide Expeditions said in an update on Thursday that 30 people, including the body of one of the guests who died, had disembarked on 24 April.
This included seven British people and six Americans, as well as guests from countries including Canada, Germany, Singapore, Turkey and Switzerland.
It added that the first confirmed case of hantavirus was not reported until 4 May and that all guests who disembarked the ship have been contacted by it.
Oceanwide Expeditions also said it remained in "close and continual discussion with relevant authorities regarding our exact point of arrival, quarantine
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