Trump announced the active study of hantavirus
US President Donald Trump said on May 8 that hantavirus is being actively studied by the country's specialists.
"Judging by what we see, everything seems to be in order. <...> He (hantavirus. — Ed.) is not so easily transmitted," he said in an interview with reporters.
The American leader also added that the virus is currently being thoroughly investigated by specialists who have been working with it for a long time and are well aware of its features. The head of the White House stressed that the virus, in comparison with COVID-19, is not so easy to get infected from another person.
In early May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported an outbreak of hantavirus aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, en route from the Argentine port of Ushuaia to Cape Verde. At the moment, three deaths have been confirmed (a married couple from the Netherlands and a German citizen).
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on May 7 that new cases of hantavirus infection could be identified due to the situation on the liner. He noted that the incubation period is six weeks.
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