The hantavirus outbreak is serious. But it's no COVID, health officials say
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The hantavirus outbreak is serious. But it's no COVID, health officials say
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time.com · 2026-05-10
Officials say the Andes hantavirus outbreak is being contained through passenger tracing, contact identification, and quarantine. There is no airborne transmission outside of close contact with the rare Andes strain in symptomatic patients. The outbreak is described as a public-health event of limited international concern.
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