Andes

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Most hantaviruses do not pass from person to person, but the Andes strain, identified in a number of people who had been on the Dutch cruise ship, does.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The only hantavirus type that can transmit from person to person -- the Andes virus -- has been confirmed among those who have tested positive, fuelling international concern.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Scientists confirmed that the rare Andes variant of hantavirus is the source of the outbreak on the ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

That’s because most cases of hantavirus, including Andes virus, are acquired directly from rodents or their excrement and not from other humans.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Why, for instance, did it spread to Ethiopia and Arabia from the Fertile Crescent, but not to the Andes from Mexico?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond