About this episode

This episode explores the potential risks of hantavirus and its comparison to COVID-19 following a recent outbreak.

Could hantavirus become the next pandemic? After a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship, that question is on everyone's mind. And "don't panic" isn't a real answer. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, host Gordon Thane explores what we know about hantaviruses so far, how Andes virus compares to COVID-19, and what the early science suggests about its potential to spread. He examines the key biological and ecological factors shaping the risk picture, and offers a way of thinking t...

People in this episode

Host: Gordon Thane

Topics covered

• hantavirus
• pandemic potential
• public health
• ecological factors
• biological factors
• COVID-19 comparison

Keywords

• hantavirus
• pandemic
• Andes virus
• COVID-19
• public health
• ecological factors
• biological factors

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Organizations: Public Health Insight

Products: hantavirus, Andes virus, COVID-19

Places: cruise ship

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