transmission
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No human-to-human transmission was reported during that time period.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Hantaviruses are usually carried by rodents, but human transmission of the Andes strain - which the WHO believes some of the ship's passengers contracted in South America - is possible.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Hantavirus has a higher mortality rate than Covid-19 but spreads far less easily, as transmission generally requires prolonged close contact, he notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
But the human transmission of the Epuyen outbreak changed the scale of the fight, as one could get infected from their neighbor just as easily as from an Andean mouse.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
“Yes,” I said, and then realized I’d told him earlier it was the transmission.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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