Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak turns into a global contact tracing test

1. An Andes virus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius expedition cruise ship led to severe respiratory illness, multiple deaths, and contact tracing across 32 countries. 2. The episode is clinically important because Andes virus is the only hantavirus with documented person-to-person transmission, although it does not behave like a highly transmissible airborne pathogen. The Andes […] The post Cruise…