Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak Confirmed Passenger-to-Passenger
Genomic analysis from labs in South Africa, Switzerland, and the Netherlands confirms hantavirus spread between passengers on the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, resulting in ten infections and three deaths.
<p> <img alt="Hantavirus shows a reduced capacity to mutate compared with other pathogens such as influenza or coronaviruses" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110093/100x80/ra.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> A comparative genomic analysis of five people infected aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius has confirmed that the hantavirus spread from passenger to passenger during the voyage, acc...