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New World hantavirus

Andes virus

Andes virus is the only hantavirus with documented person-to-person transmission. Outbreaks in Argentina and Chile have included clusters traced to close human contact, making it of unique public-health concern.

Profile

  • Short name: ANDV
  • Family: New World
  • Reservoir: Long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus)
  • Primary region: Argentina, Chile
  • Causes: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Case-fatality rate: ~25–40% (HPS)
  • Person-to-person transmission: Documented
  • Identified: 1995

Key facts

  • Reservoir: long-tailed pygmy rice rat in southern South America.
  • Only hantavirus with confirmed human-to-human transmission (close contact, e.g. household or healthcare).
  • Causes Andes Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (sometimes "ANDS").
  • Notable cluster outbreaks: Epuyén, Argentina (2018–2019).

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