After 15 years of reporting on infectious disease outbreaks, what continues to fascinate me about them is the challenge of making high-stakes decisions under uncertainty. The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius is a perfect example
My story in @science.org is here (and a thread to come):
🧪 #IDsky
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Past studies of Andes virus offer scant evidence on transmission risks, and have sparked debate