Human Folly about “hantavirus”

Hantavirus complacency (nytimes.com):
#Zeynep wrote an NYT piece warning about the #hantavirus outbreak a few weeks ago, which now seems to be under control. #news
on 02026-06-02
Andes virus (en.wikipedia.org):
the current HPS outbreak is due to a different #hantavirus which has been known for 20 years to be able to spread from person to person through airborne droplets from coughing and sneezing and has a 40% CFR. Since it infects about 100 people a year in Argentina and Chile, it isn’t likely to create an epidemic. #epidemiology
on 02026-05-08
1993 four corners hantavirus outbreak (en.wikipedia.org):
#Hantavirus #epidemiology #history when HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) was discovered in 01993, when I was in high school nearby, due to an outbreak with a 52% CFR.
on 02026-05-08