For those exposed to hantavirus, Sunday ends a painful chapter of isolation and uncertainty. Scientists investigating the outbreak say they still have mysteries to solve.

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Historically, outbreak research has been fragmented, delayed, and poorly integrated into emergency response. By the time protocols are developed, collaborations organised, funding secured, and approvals obtained,

Concerns about rising hantavirus cases has Americans reflecting on the coronavirus pandemic. Although COVID-19 began with a foreign strain and spread rapidly around the world, experts say it’s not likely that hantavirus will behave the same way.

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Thirty years ago, it was our common sense understanding that hantavirus does not and perhaps cannot spread from human to human. It turns out there is one exception: a strain called the Andes virus.

The hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said all contacts of two cases identified