Virginia Tech: What the Andes Hantavirus Outbreak Reveals About Pandemic Risk
May 09, 2026
May 09, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following Q&A on May 8, 2026, involving Luis Escobar, associate professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment and disease ecologist:
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What the Andes hantavirus outbreak reveals about pandemic risk
A Virginia Tech disease ecologist said the outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the international MV Hondius cruise ship underscores how little scientists still know about the viruses . . .
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What the Andes hantavirus outbreak reveals about pandemic risk
A Virginia Tech disease ecologist said the outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the international MV Hondius cruise ship underscores how little scientists still know about the viruses . . .