Cruise ship outbreak confirmed as Andes hantavirus, the strain that spreads between humans

Health authorities across Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa have launched a major international epidemiological investigation and contact-tracing operation following an Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship MV Hondius. The operation has taken on particular urgency because the Andes hantavirus is the only known strain capable of transmitting from person to person under […]