Science Media Centre: expert reaction to first MV Hondius hantavirus sequence

Science Media Centre roundup of expert commentary on the Swiss-sequenced ANDV genome. Damien Tully and Piet Maes note the sequence is a typical naturally circulating ANDV lineage with no signs of reassortment; both stressed that one genome cannot resolve whether the cluster came from a single spillover or multiple independent introductions.

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hantavirus