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Andes Virus
Andes virus: the hantavirus known for limited person-to-person spread
Andes virus is a hantavirus found in South America. It is important in outbreak intelligence because it is the hantavirus with documented person-to-person transmission under close-contact conditions.
Why Andes virus matters
Most hantaviruses are not known to spread from person to person. Andes virus is the key exception cited by public health authorities, making confirmed Andes virus events especially important for contact tracing and monitoring.
Transmission context
Rodent exposure remains central to hantavirus prevention, but Andes virus events require additional attention to close contacts, shared environments and travel-linked exposure histories.
Outbreak monitoring
HantaWorld tracks verified Andes virus reports alongside other hantavirus intelligence, separating confirmed cases from monitored contacts and suspected reports.