Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community
1mon 6d ago by feddit.uk/u/Wudi in medicine@mander.xyz from zenodo.orgIn the 2018–2019 Epuyén outbreak, 34 confirmed cases were linked to one index case, with transmission apparently amplified by symptomatic individuals attending >crowded social events, followed by subsequent close-contact transmissions. Epidemiological analysis estimated >an initial median reproductive number of approximately 2.1 before control measures were implemented, >decreasing after isolation, quarantine and active contact tracing.
So...
To prevent a pandemic we need herd immunity...
And for 2.0, that means 50% vaccinated. Which would be doable if a vaccine actually existed, but it doesn't.
Which is why this is something that should be taken seriously