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Assessing Hantavirus Fatality Rate in Strained Healthcare Systems

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how unhealthy populations and strained healthcare systems can exacerbate disease mortality. A 40% fatality rate for hantavirus may not fully account for real-world conditions like limited healthcare access and delayed treatment. This raises concerns about the potential severity of hantavirus outbreaks in fragile healthcare systems.

Science, Medicine, Pathology