Korean frontier in discovery, prevention of Hantavirus returns to spotlight

Late Korean virologist Lee Ho-wang, who first identified the hantavirus and helped develop the world’s first vaccine against the disease it causes, has returned to public attention after a deadly outbreak linked to a cruise ship off the coast of Spain. As of Sunday, three people were suspected of having died from the virus. Five others were reportedly infected aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which is currently docked at a port in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Before the outbreak, the

By The Korea Herald