Soldiers develop hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Korean War
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Updated · The New York Times · May 5
Soldiers develop hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Korean War
5 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 5
In Korea from 1951 to 1954, about 3,000 troops serving under a United Nations command were clinically diagnosed with the hantavirus-related disease.
Researchers said rodents transmitted hantaviruses to humans, causing an illness that can damage the kidneys and lead to hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
The report places the outbreak among the earliest documented hantavirus episodes, part of a rare but globally widespread zoonotic virus family for which there is still no vaccine or cure.
Why is a rare virus known since the Korean War suddenly a top priority for pandemic prevention research?
Is human-to-human spread on the cruise ship a sign hantavirus is becoming a new global threat?
As a deadly outbreak traps a cruise ship, how close are we to a vaccine for a virus with no cure?