Diffusion Science radio: Hantavirus Hijinks

Hantavirus Hijinks


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Listen to the science of Andes hantavirus, how it spreads, and why its important not to confuse it with other hantaviruses.
In Budget news, CSIRO gets more money but cuts more scientists and research.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Hantavirus outbreak should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk
How Does It Spread?
“Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina
Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive
Argentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship’s passengers


US vs Europe: huge differences in protocol for passengers of hantavirus-hit ship
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Argentina, 1995–2008
Past hantavirus outbreak shows how Andes virus spreads
Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic
‘Difficult’ mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine
150 people are trapped on a cruise ship with a deadly virus. Here’s how it might spread.
4 Canadians from hantavirus-hit cruise ship isolating for minimum 21 days, B.C. health officer says
Australian government finalising plans to bring hantavirus cruise ship passengers home
Hantavirus Vaccine: Moderna Has Been Developing a Vaccine Since 2023 in Collaboration with a Korean University
Hantavirus Vaccine: Moderna Has Been Developing a Vaccine Since 2023 in Collaboration with a Korean University
“Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina
Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak
Evacuated US and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus

CSIRO to persist with cutting up to 350 jobs despite extra $387.4 million in federal funding
Impact of science cuts laid bare as consultation closes out
CSIRO research cuts move closer despite big funding bailout
CSIRO chief defends $1m salary


May 11, 2026
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