Vaccines and therapeutics for Andes hantavirus
Alina Tscherne, Nico Joel Halwe, Florian Krammer · 2026
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Tscherne, Halwe, and Krammer survey the medical toolbox against Andes hantavirus in this 2026 brief report. The immediate prompt was an outbreak aboard a cruise ship, which drew attention because this hantavirus, alone among its family, can pass from person to person. Infections with hantaviruses have been climbing worldwide in recent years.
The authors judge a hantavirus pandemic unlikely, while treating person-to-person spread as a genuine concern worth preparing for. Their report weighs the state of vaccine candidates and treatments for Andes virus, a pathogen with no licensed countermeasure. It is a stock-taking piece, meant to show where development stands before the next outbreak tests it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alina Tscherne, Nico Joel Halwe, Florian Krammer |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |