France’s Pasteur Institute sequences Andes virus

France’s Pasteur Institute has fully sequenced the Andes virus found in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship.

They discovered it matches viruses already known in South America.

Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said Friday on X that there's no evidence of new characteristics making it more transmissible or dangerous.

Genomic analysis confirmed the virus is identical to others on the ship and similar to those in southern Latin America.

The data will be shared with the international scientific community.

Virological investigations are ongoing with French health authorities and international partners.