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Hantavirus vs. Covid: Low transmission efficiency means far less risk of another widespread outbreak

France24 · · 137 words · By Video by Genie GODULA
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“Bryce Warner is a Canadian virologist and Research Scientist at Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Dr. Bryce Warner is a research scientist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) and is based in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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“Joining us from the University of Saskatchewan”
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Evidence from the University of Saskatchewan and VIDO confirms Dr. Bryce Warner's affiliation, noting he completed his degrees there and is an adjunct professor at the College of Medicine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Twister is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. It was produced by Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy, and Ian Bryce, with Steven Spiel…
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“the Andes virus is the only hantavirus where we've had previous documented human to human transmission”
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Multiple independent sources, including a news organization (Deutsche Welle) and specialized health/research web results, explicitly state that the Andes virus is the only hantavirus with documented human-to-human transmission.
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web search NEUTRAL — Also read: Hantavirus Outbreak: Authorities Evacuate Suspected Cases From Cruise Ship. How does it spread? "To date, human-to-human transmission has been documented only for the Andes virus in the Ame…
https://www.ndtv.com/health/what-is-andes-strain-the-only-ha…
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web search NEUTRAL — For human-to-human risk, standard infection control measures—such as isolation, hand hygiene, and personal protective equipment—are effective. Unlike most hantaviruses, the Andes virus is the only str…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/69649/What-is-Andes-Virus:-The-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andes virus is the only Hantavirus identified to be transmitted from human-to-human and its major signs and symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, lungs filled with fluid, etc. In early 1993,…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34986775/
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