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Can Hantavirus cruise into the next pandemic?

Year: 2026

Type: editorial

Abstract: Despite concerns arising from a recent ship-associated outbreak on the M/V Hondius cruise, current evidence suggests that Andes virus (ANDV) poses a low pandemic risk. Nevertheless, viral evolution, ecological changes, and reservoir host dynamics could drive future emergence of ANDV, underscoring the need for improved surveillance, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccine preparedness.

Source: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760260231

Authors: Nias YG Peng, Alejandro Rojas-Fernandez, Joshua M Deerain, Julio Aguado, Marcio RT Nunes, Alberto A Amarilla

Institutions: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Austral University of Chile, Universidade Federal do Pará

Language: English

Topic: Viral Infections and Vectors

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7222956550

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