There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
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A rare but deadly rodent-borne virus recently struck passengers on a cruise ship, exposing a critical gap in global health preparedness: despite being a known threat for decades, there are no treatments or vaccines for hantavirus.
A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward…
The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening
The sickness starts with symptoms including a fever and chills and can quickly become life-threatening
There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
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