# Scientists reveal how deadly Andes hantavirus attaches to human cells

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-21T15:00:15+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-scientists-reveal-deadly-andes-hantavirus.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/scientists-reveal-how-deadly-andes-hantavirus-attaches-to-human-cells-1b8542/

Earlier this year, an outbreak of Andes hantavirus on a cruise ship, which killed three passengers and sickened 13, highlighted the lack of approved vaccines or treatments for the virus. In a study published in Nature, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and collaborators from Institut Pasteur and LSU Health Shreveport show how the virus recognizes its target on a human cell, a findi

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