Hantavirus in Africa : why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists
18 mai 2026 | Wolfgang Preiser, Head: Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University, Carla Mavian, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Cheryl Baxter, Head Scientific Research Support, Stellenbosch University, Richard Lessells, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Plaform (KRISP)., Stellenbosch University
Weak surveillance and climate change could allow deadly hantaviruses to spread unnoticed across African countries, raising the risk of future outbreaks.
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