Andes

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In North and South America, including the Andes virus that has recently been in the news, infections can lead to hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

The Andes strain, which has left three people dead amid this outbreak, is the exception, but the CDC has maintained that the overall risk to the American public remains extremely low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

San Juan's once-sparkling rivers have shriveled due to drought, and residents in the rugged, western Argentine province fear that prospective mining projects in the Andes will make matters worse.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

The Andes virus, that was spread on the cruise ship, is a strain of the hantavirus that’s spread from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

This peninsula, part of the same geological formation as the Andes Mountains, reaches north from Antarctica like an outstretched arm, cradling the Weddell Sea.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong