What the Andes hantavirus outbreak reveals about pandemic risk

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Source: Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech

The outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the international MV Hondius cruise ship underscores how little scientists still know about the viruses circulating silently in wild rodent populations before they spill into humans.

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