{
  "id": 15910228,
  "title": "Scientists reveal how deadly Andes hantavirus attaches to human cells",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/scientists-reveal-how-deadly-andes-hantavirus-attaches-to-human-cells",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-scientists-reveal-deadly-andes-hantavirus.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}