Cruise ship passengers and crew hit by Andes hantavirus outbreak
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Updated · The New York Times · May 6
Cruise ship passengers and crew hit by Andes hantavirus outbreak
15 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 6
The ship left Argentina on 1 April; WHO said the first cases were a couple likely infected before boarding, and the ship's doctor was evacuated after developing symptoms.
Two passengers who died were a married couple, while officials said the risk to the wider public remains low and it is still unclear how others on board were infected.
The Andes strain, endemic in South America, is the only hantavirus known to spread between people, but experts say such transmission is rare and usually requires prolonged close contact.
A rare virus that struggles to pass between humans infected eight people on one cruise ship. How?
With a 60% fatality rate and human transmission, why isn't this virus considered the next pandemic?