Comment on "Public deserves to know”: Harvard Professor says official messaging contradicts hantavirus science
Nomad@infosec.pub 3 days ago
OP, don’t panic. Evidence shows human too human transmission is rare, and although this is not 100% conclusive, there is no airborn transmission so nowhere near corona spread is expected. It can mutate though, so if our American friends volunteer their country as an incubator again, we certainly should close your borders. ;)
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 days ago
None of what you just said is accurate for the Andes variant, which is the entire point of the video you didn’t watch or any of the comments you didn’t read…
Nomad@infosec.pub 3 days ago
That is exactly right for the Andes variant. Please calm down there panic.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
But it is.
There is poor evidence andes spreads person-to-person.
Here’s a recent meta analysis summary you won’ t read.
And here is the conclusions, from 22 studies, not one from some quack looking to be famous.
Results: Twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis was not possible due to heterogeneity. With the exception of 1 prospective cohort study of ANDV in Chile with serious risk of bias, evidence from comparative studies (strongest level of evidence available) does not support human-to-human transmission of hantavirus infection. Noncomparative studies with a critical risk of bias suggest that human-to-human transmission of ANDV may be possible.
Conclusions: The balance of the evidence does not support the claim of human-to-human transmission of ANDV. Well-designed cohort and case-control studies that control for co-exposure to rodents are needed to inform public health recommendations.