France’s Pasteur Institute says it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Health Minister Stéphanie Rist reports that the genomic analysis shows the virus corresponds to strains already known and monitored in South America. According to Rist, there is currently no evidence that the virus has acquired new characteristics that would make it more transmissible or more dangerous. Pasteur also says its work indicates the virus found in the French passenger matches the virus detected in other cases aboard the same ship and closely resembles previously circulating Andes virus samples from South America. Rist adds that the sequencing results are intended to support improved understanding of the pathogen and to enable close public health monitoring. She says the findings will be shared with the international scientific community. Overall, the French authorities’ assessment is focused on characterization through sequencing and on evaluating whether the virus shows signs of change that could affect risk.
France confirms Andes virus on cruise ship matches known South American strains
France’s Pasteur Institute says it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Health Minister Stéphanie Rist reports that the genomic analysis sh...
- France’s Pasteur Institute has fully sequenced the Andes virus found in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- French authorities say the sequenced virus matches known Andes virus strains already monitored in South America.
- The assessment finds no current evidence of increased transmissibility or increased danger based on available data.
- Pasteur reports the virus found in the French passenger matches the virus detected in other cases aboard the same ship.
- France says the genomic data will be shared with the international scientific community to support further monitoring and research.
PARIS — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched viruses already known in South America, with no evidence so far of new characteristics that would make it more transmissible or more dangerous. “The analyzed virus corresponds to the viruses already known and monitored in South America,” Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said Friday on X. “At this stage, no element suggests the emergence” of a form of the virus that could be more transmissible or more dangerous, she said. Pasteur said genomic analysis confirmed that the virus found in the French passenger matched the virus detected in other cases aboard the ship and closely resembled known Andes virus samples circulating in South America. “This sequencing work allows us to better understand the virus and to ensure close health monitoring,” Rist said. She added that the data would be shared with the international scientific community. Pasteur said the viruses detected in patients from the ship were identical t
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