Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship leaves several dead, human-to-human transmission possible

Deakin University Chair in Epidemiology Catherine Bennett details a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship.

“This is a serious infectious disease, but it’s not a serious pandemic threat, thank goodness,” Ms Bennett told Sky News host Steve Price.

“This is the only strain of this particular virus where they’ve seen past cases of human-to-human transmission.”