Past hantavirus outbreak shows how Andes virus spreads

That marked the start of the last time there was a "super-spreader" event of the Andes strain of hantavirus, before a recent deadly outbreak on a cruise ship turned the world's attention to this rare disease. With the race on to track down anyone who was in contact with infected people on the ship, a thorough investigation into the 2018 outbreak has offered clues to how this illness can spread. Argentine scientists analysed samples from most of the 33 infected people, which included 11 deaths, during the outbreak in Epuyen...