Urgent: Both cases of hantavirus infection in South Africa are linked to the Andes strain, which is transmitted from person to person

Published on: 2026-05-06

Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

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Cape Town, May 6 /Xin Hua/ — In South Africa, it has been determined that both cases of infection with the virus in the country are linked to the Andes strain, which is transmitted from person to person. They disembarked from a cruise liner where a virus outbreak occurred. This was stated in a report by the Minister of Health, presented in parliament on Wednesday. –0–

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