Dossier
Abdirahman Mahamud
Coverage of Abdirahman Mahamud in the Nexus archive.
- Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from the COVID-19 pandemic
The hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has resulted in three deaths and several illnesses, but health authorities do not anticipate it becoming a global pandemic like COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging cross-border collaboration to trace and contain the spread. The virus has a fatality rate of up to 50% in the Americas.