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WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Much like with the AIDS epidemic or the Ebola outbreak, Hauntavirus has a slower rate of spread and avoidable vector for transmission, but a significantly higher mortality rate.

You sure you’re not talking about regular hantavirus? Most strains can’t transmit from person to person; they require vectors such as mice and other rodents. But the variant people are worried about is capable of spreading directly from person to person. Cruise ships and plains may make it easy to transmit viruses that require close personal contact. But they’re not exactly known for their rodent infestations.

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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

But the variant people are worried about is capable of spreading directly from person to person.

Based on early investigations by health officials in May 2026, passengers on the cruise ship likely contracted hantavirus (specifically the Andes virus) through an initial, pre-boarding exposure to rodent droppings in South America

The ship itself is not seeing any cases between passengers, at least as far as I’ve seen in reports

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- yeather@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Also, no one on the flights has confirmed Hantavirus either. The Flight Attendant is still an unknown but in testing.
  
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- WoodScientist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Hopefully that’s the case.
  
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