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virus

[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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The technology was intended for testing against Hantaan virus and other pathogens.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Three passengers - a Dutch couple and a German woman - died after travelling on the ship, with two of them confirmed to have had the virus.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Health officials believe a couple contracted the Andes virus — a rare type of hantavirus — while traveling in remote areas of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay before the cruise, which departed from Ushuaia, Argentina.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Regulators continue to insist that hantavirus poses no pandemic threat, a stance backed by decades of research into existing strains including the Andes virus.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“That’s right,” she says, and hope spreads through me like a virus.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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