RA Health Ministry: Risk of hantavirus spread in Armenia remains low

ArmInfo.  The risk of hantavirus spread in Armenia is currently assessed as low, and health authorities continue to monitor international epidemiological  developments, as noted in a statement issued by the RA Ministry of  Health.

The disease is characterized by fever, gastrointestinal symptoms,  rapidly developing pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome,  and shock. The identified virus is Andean hantavirus, which can also  be rarely transmitted from person to person, primarily through close  and prolonged contact. The primary route of transmission remains  contact with the urine, feces, or saliva of infected rodents. The  European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the  World Health Organization currently assess the risk to the public as  very low. 

"The situation in Armenia is also under control, and there is no  danger to the population. The risk of hantavirus spreading in our  country is currently assessed as low, and health authorities continue  to monitor international epidemiological developments. The WHO does  not currently recommend imposing any travel or trade restrictions,"  the RA Health Ministry's  statement reads.