Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic

Of the passengers and crew who disembarked, 575 had COVID. The virus then spread to the community. So it’s understandable people are concerned that passengers from the MV Hondius need to be ...

The Morbid Reason Hantavirus Is Unlikely to Be Next Pandemic

Experts consulted by Newsweek say hantavirus is unlikely to spark a pandemic because it transmits poorly between people.
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Two new mutant viruses with 'pandemic potential' have been detected: 'Major threat to public health'

Leading scientists have issued an urgent warning that two little-known animal viruses could 'easily' spark the next pandemic if they jump to humans. The alert comes as the US battles a severe winter ...
New Scientist

Hantavirus outbreak will not cause a covid-style pandemic, says WHO

The World Health Organization sought to quell worldwide fears over the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius and reassure the public that the risk of widespread transmission is low ...
STAT

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak worries experts, though they discount pandemic fears

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
Opinion

The hantavirus outbreak is the warning the world needs to improve pandemic preparedness

The latest case of a Canadian passenger testing positive shows the hantavirus outbreak isn’t over yet. We can probably expect more cases, given the long incubation period of this infection. More than ...
Phys.org

Recent pandemic viruses jumped to humans without prior adaptation, study finds

A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal viruses become capable of sparking human epidemics and pandemics. Using a ...