Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents such as mice and rats and transmitted through their droppings and urine. Hantaviruses are present throughout the world and can be found in parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Where present, they can cause a range of diseases, from mild flu-like illness to severe respiratory disease
For AVITHRAPID, hantaviruses are strategically relevant not because they represent the single highest-probability pandemic threat, but because they expose many of the core challenges of antiviral preparedness at once.
Hantaviruses matter for AVITHRAPID for a number of reasons.
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