Human-to-Human Transmission of Andes Virus Modeled in Syrian Hamsters

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Oct;29(10):2159-2163. doi: 10.3201/eid2910.230544.ABSTRACTSeveral occurrences of human-to-human transmission of Andes virus, an etiological agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, are documented. Syrian hamsters consistently model human hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, yet neither transmission nor shedding has been investigated. We demonstrate horizontal virus transmission and show that Andes virus is shed efficiently from both inoculated and contact-infected hamsters.PMID:37735788 | DOI:10.3201/eid2910.230544

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - September 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Silke A Riesle-Sbarbaro Norman Kirchoff Katharina Hansen-Kant Alice Stern Andreas Kurth Joseph B Prescott Source Type: research