Hantavirus outbreaks raise urgent questions about transmission. According to the WHO, the virus usually spreads when people inhale contaminated rodent droppings, urine, or saliva particles. Person-to-person spread can occur but is rare. A WHO top epidemic expert says the overall risk to the public remains low, but precautions around rodent exposure are key.
With at least 20 MP children blamed for deaths linked to Coldrif, investigators are zeroing in on how diethylene glycol, a highly toxic substance, could have ended up in cough syrup made by Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma. ET Prime reports the central question is the supply chain and manufacturing controls that allowed a lethal contaminant to reach patients.
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