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

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

Ipsos showed Fujimori dominating the capital Lima, carrying the urban vote and the coast, while Sánchez swept the rural vote and the mountainous Andes regions.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 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

Rodents and other small mammals domesticated for food included the rabbit in Europe, the guinea pig in the Andes, a giant rat in West Africa, and possibly a rodent called the hutia on Caribbean islands.

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