Hantavirus Fears: Experts Doubt Global Pandemic Risk
Virologists and health experts do not believe the current hantavirus cases pose a risk of a global pandemic similar to COVID-19. They cite the virus's transmission methods and long incubation period as factors making such a scenario unlikely.
FRANCE 24 spoke to virologist Muhammad Munir from Lancaster University about the risks of hantavirus transmission, the virusโs long incubation period,ย and why health experts say a Covid-style scenario remains unlikely.