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Recent cases of hantavirus have raised concern in several countries around the world, following reports of infection on a cruise ship, where the first cases were identified.
The situation has sparked discussions about the possibility of a wider spread, reigniting fears of another global pandemic. However, experts say there is no cause for alarm.
Doctor Ilir Alimehmeti stated that hantavirus is not a new virus and that humanity has been coexisting with it for about three decades.
According to him, the current case should not be seen as a threat to a situation similar to the Covid-19 pandemic. He stressed that the virus is known to the medical community and that so far there are no elements indicating mass spread in the population.
"It's not problematic, there's no reason for people to panic. It's a virus that we know very well, for 3 decades. This virus was recognized in the Korean War. It's a virus that is transmitted by rats, which we know bring disease. Just the idea of mentioning rats makes someone's flesh tingle. Hygiene and rats away. Here, they make a show with these sprays. It kills with a high percentage, but in many cases they are asymptomatic. In a minority, when the condition worsens, there are fatalities. There is a small possibility in America that it can be transmitted from person to person. Close, intimate contact is needed, in very close environments, for infection to occur. In Albania, we have had cases of hemorrhagic fever before, because here in the Balkan area we have the Belgrade virus. This is also transmitted indirectly by rats," he said. Alimehmeti ruled out the possibility of a pandemic outbreak. "It's not about a pandemic. This virus does not have such characteristics. It is eliminated in a second. We have known this virus written in books for three quarters of a century," he added on the "This Week" show.
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