Hantavirus isn’t very contagious, but it can spread from human to human
Social media users around the world have been claiming that hantavirus can’t be spread from one human to another.
However, scientists have confirmed that the strain of the virus that circulated on the MV Hondius cruise ship can indeed be transmitted that way, though it isn’t very contagious.
Hantavirus cases rise on cruise ship
- Hantavirus panic: Are we reliving Covid fears all over again? Times Of India —
- WHO says 12th person infected with hantavirus detected in the Netherlands Al Jazeera —
- Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship rise to 12 after crew member tests positive NBC News —
- Hantavirus risk from rodents may be higher in Pacific Northwest USA Today —
- How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away ABC News —