LSHTM rapid reaction: should I be worried about hantavirus? Risk to UK public assessed as very low

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine published a rapid expert reaction explaining the MV Hondius outbreak. LSHTM scientists reiterated that ANDV requires close, prolonged contact for human-to-human transmission and that the risk to the UK general public is very low, while contact tracing of returnees is appropriate.

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hantavirus