Experts urge vigilance, say hantavirus risk to India remains low

Amid global attention on a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship carrying passengers, experts said India does not face an immediate threat, though vigilance and awareness remain important. “Hantavirus is mainly transmitted through contact with wild and non-domesticated rodents. Not generally found in human dwellings. So, Indians are not at risk of acquiring the virus,” said Dr Surendran R.