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The Institute of Public Health reacted to the concern created among citizens regarding hantavirus, clarifying that so far no case has been registered in Albania.
Representatives of the IHP stated that the level of risk for the country and the European continent remains very low, while emphasizing that there are no restrictive measures on travel or trade.
According to the institution, the type of virus that has caused concern is related to a rodent that is not found in Europe or Albania. It was also clarified that the forms of hantavirus circulating in the country are not transmitted from person to person.
The IHP announced that health structures are on standby to identify and isolate any possible case.
"There is no risk at all. The risk for Albania and the continent is very low. There are no restrictions on travel and trade, not only for Albanian citizens but also for Europeans. The assessment is based on several criteria, firstly because starting from the outbreak on the cruise ship, the type of rodent that has been reserved does not exist in Europe and Albania. Hantaviruses are a group, the type discovered on the ship is transmitted only in close and long-term family contacts from person to person. The other types circulating in Albania are not transmitted between people. We are taking measures so that in case we have a case, it will be isolated and traced.
There is no room for panic, the health service throughout the country is ready to quickly identify any possible case", said the IHP official.
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