Andes

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One strain, known as the Andes virus, is unusual because it can spread from one person to another.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

The Andes strain, which has left three people dead amid this outbreak, is the exception, but the CDC has maintained that the overall risk to the American public remains extremely low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Five California residents were exposed to a strain of the hantavirus, known as Andes virus, that spread on a Dutch cruise ship and killed three people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

From the Andes to the Amazon, around 27 million Peruvians can cast ballots to choose a president for a five-year term.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Hence the Andes, West Africa, and the Mississippi Valley were effectively rather isolated from societies with writing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond