Andes strain of hantavirus is transmissible in humans
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France’s Pasteur Institute has fully sequenced the Andes virus found in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship.
World health officials say the Andes form of hantavirus, which can jump between humans, is not spiraling into a pandemic.
In 2018, health authorities in southern Argentina were scrambling, trying to understand what had caused nearly three dozen people in the tiny village of Epuyen to fall gravely ill. By the end of the outbreak,
Most hantaviruses are not known to spread between people. Andes virus is the exception. After the initial spillover from infected rodents, it is the only hantavirus with well-documented person-to-person transmission.
CDPH Confirms Four Californians Being Monitored for Andes Hantavirus Exposure Related to Cruise Ship
CDPH continues to closely coordinate with federal and local public health officials following notification that three California
The Andes hantavirus is a rare but highly dangerous rodent-borne virus found primarily in South America. Unlike most hantaviruses, Andes virus has been associated with limited person-to-person transmission,
The hantavirus from the MV Hondius outbreak has been sequenced from samples taken from one of the infected individuals. The results confirm that it is the Andes strain, the most virulent and contagious,
Officials say proper contract tracing and isolation efforts can stop the hantavirus outbreak from becoming a “large epidemic.”
A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak.