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Expedition cruises, island hopping, and zoonotic risk: governance and operational lessons from the MV Hondius Andes hantavirus outbreak

B1 Crossref Works API · 2026-07-16 · ANDV

The Andes orthohantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius expedition cruise illustrates how a probable land-based zoonotic exposure can become a multinational public health event when it intersects with enclosed shipboard environments, delayed clinical recognition, remote navigation, medical evacuation, and international passenger dispersal. Although hantavirus infection is classically associated with exposure to infected rodents or contaminated environments, Andes virus is exceptional among orthohantaviruses because limited person-to-person transmissi

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SourceCrossref Works API (crossref)
NATO ratingB1 — see methodology
SerotypeANDV
Reported date2026-07-16
Ingested at2026-07-16 12:50 UTC

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