Rare human-to-human virus strain hits cruise ship passengers

Why this story

Breaking health emergency with human-to-human transmission - major public health implications.

MAINSTREAM MEDICINE

CDC says public risk 'very low' with systematic evacuations—3 patients airlifted to Netherlands May 6.

ALTERNATIVE VIEW

WHO confirmed Andes strain spreads human-to-human—Al Jazeera reports 3 deaths from this outbreak.

RESEARCH FRONTIER

Argentina investigates new transmission pathways—MarketWatch calls Andes strain 'complicated public-health situation.'

Hidden Truth

Hidden truth: WHO took 6 days to confirm human transmission after passengers left ship in late April—surveillance gap exposed.

Should cruise ships be required to have onboard testing for rare viral strains?

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