The Conversation: investigator-perspective explainer on MV Hondius cluster

Subject-matter expert who has investigated prior hantavirus outbreaks publishes an explainer in The Conversation (May 2026) walking through ANDV ecology, transmission, and why the MV Hondius cluster — while alarming — does not herald a pandemic. Reinforces R0<1, 30-50% CFR, and contact-only transmission from prior literature.

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hantavirus