🇿🇦 South Africa 10h ago · Alicia Naidoo

Hantavirus: SA confirms Andes strain, can spread between humans

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Hantavirus: SA confirms Andes strain, can spread between humans
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South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases has identified the Andes variant of hantavirus, which is capable of spreading between humans.



SOUTH AFRICA IDENTIFIES ANDES STRAIN OF HANTAVIRUS



Hantaviruses is a group of viruses carried by rodents that can cause severe disease in humans. The virus is picked up through contact with infected rodents or their urine, droppings or saliva.



How did Hantavirus reach Johannesburg? So it all started with an outbreak of Hantavirus on lu

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