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Hantavirus has not mutated to be more transmissible: WHO
Key takeaways
- That news comes amid fears of a broader outbreak of the Andes hantavirus, which has no cure and can be fatal.
- Maria Van Kerkhove, director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention at the WHO, said geneticists have been sequencing the virus that infected those on the ship.
- What they are telling me is, and what they have said, is that they haven t identified any changes to suggest a change in the virus to make it more transmissible, more severe, anything like that, Van Kerkove said.
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That news comes amid fears of a broader outbreak of the Andes hantavirus, which has no cure and can be fatal.
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention at the WHO, said geneticists have been sequencing the virus that infected those on the ship.
What they are telling me is, and what they have said, is that they haven t identified any changes to suggest a change in the virus to make it more transmissible, more severe, anything like that, Van Kerkove said.
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