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WHO Precautions Intensify After Andes Virus Is Identified in Cruise Ship Hantavirus Cluster
Key Takeaways
- Lab tests implicated Andes virus in the MV Hondius illness cluster.
- Andes is described as the only hantavirus known to spread between people.
- Eight confirmed and suspected cases were cited in the source text.
- WHO said it was already operating under the assumption Andes virus was involved.
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DT Editorial Team··via livescience.com