CARPHA Seeks to Reassure the Region About Hantavirus

MOH says Hantavirus risk remains low in SVG

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environmental Health and Energy is advising the public that the risk of hantavirus infection in St. Vincent and the Grenadines remains low at this time. This advisory follows a recent update from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), which indicated that the overall risk to the Caribbean region is low. […]

Caribbean is low risk but CARPHA urges vigilance regarding Hantavirus

THE Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is advising its Member States and the public that the risk of infection of hantavirus is low in the Caribbean region; however, it is urging the exercise of vigilance. In a May 6,2026 release CARPHA noted that the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified by the Focal Point of the United Kingdom’s International Health Regulations (2005) of a cluster of respiratory illness affecting passengers...

CARPHA says Caribbean risk from Hantavirus outbreak remains low

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) said Monday that the risk from the Hantavirus in the Caribbean is at an all-time low, advising member states and the public to remain vigilant but not alarmed. The regional public health agency said it has been monitoring the Hantavirus outbreak aboard the international expedition cruise vessel, the Dutch […] The post CARPHA says Caribbean risk from Hantavirus outbreak remains low appeared first on Kai…

CARPHA seeks to calm fears over cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Caribbean health authorities have urged calm amid growing concern over a hantavirus outbreak linked to a European cruise vessel, stressing that the risk to the region remains low despite rising global attention and online misinformation. Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Executive Director Dr Lisa Indar told journalists at a briefing on the Andes strain of hantavirus that regional and international health agencies were closely monitoring t…

CARPHA: Low Risk Of Hantavirus Spread In The Caribbean

CARPHA: Low Risk Of Hantavirus Spread In The Caribbean CARPHA: Low Risk Of Hantavirus Spread In The Caribbean Gregory McBurnie May 11, 2026 HealthThe Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says there is no need for concern over Hantavirus, noting that the risk of an outbreak in the region, or globally, remains low due… The post CARPHA: Low Risk Of Hantavirus Spread In The Caribbean first appeared on TTT News.

CARPHA seeks to reassure the region about hantavirus

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Monday sought to reassure people in the Caribbean region that there is no need for panic in light of the recent outbreak of the hantavirus that has claimed several lives.CARPHA executive director, Dr Lisa Indar, told a news conference that the rodents that carry the human to human Adean strain of the hantavirus, are not present in the Caribbean.