Andes strain

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3 mentions 3 recordings first heard May 2026 last heard 30 Jul ↑3 vs the 6 months before

A strain of hantavirus, known as the Andes strain, capable of human-to-human transmission.

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Professor Luke O'NeillShow Me the Science with Luke O'Neill · The Science of Hantavirus · 4:45 · 30 Jul
…It's the Andes strain first seen in South America.…
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Sarah MorrisToday with David McCullagh · Hantavirus outbreak: Three more people test positive as crui... · 5:00 · 12 May
…what happened for the transmission once it was on that ship, because we know that this Andes strain is the most serious, and it's the one which does show human-to-human transmission for a virus that normally would be transmitted from the urinal faeces and from rodents to a human.…
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David McCullaghToday with David McCullagh · Hantavirus · 5:11 · 8 May
…The Andes strain, the Andes virus, we know a certain amount about it.…
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