The Quiet Danger of a "Stable" Pandemic Threat The World Health Organization's recent assessment that the hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is "stable for now" may be good news, but it also serves as a reminder that our understanding of how to combat this highly infectious and deadly disease lags behind its ability to spread.
Twelve confirmed cases and three related deaths are stark warnings that we're playing catch up with hantavirus.
The strain at play is the Andes virus, which has proven capable of passing between humans with alarming ease.