Hanta virus concern in New Delhi
New Delhi: After Corona virus, now a new claim on social media about Hanta virus is worrying people. It is discussed that this virus can also spread through mother’s milk and sperm. This news has raised concerns among pregnant women and families with small children. However, experts say there is no need to panic as such cases are extremely rare.
scientific approach
According to Dr. Rajiv Jayadevan of the Indian Medical Association, finding RNA of the virus in sperm after recovery from the disease is not a new thing. It has been seen in 27 different viruses. Viruses can remain hidden in our testicles for a long time. It is a matter of relief that only the RNA of the virus has been found in the research, not the live virus. This means that there is no concrete evidence of spreading the infection to others through it.
It started with a study in 2023 in which RNA of the Andes strain spreading from rats was found in human sperm. Scientists say that there may be a possibility of it spreading through sexual contact, but no such confirmed case has come to light yet.
Can the virus spread through mother’s milk?
According to a medical journal report, traces of Andes virus were found in the milk of an infected mother in Chile, raising the risk of mother-to-child transmission of the virus. But Pune epidemiologist Dr. Amitav Banerjee says that this case is very rare and common people do not need to panic about it.
Recent case of Hanta virus
A new case of hantavirus was reported on 11 April 2026, when an elderly passenger on the MV Hodiens, a Dutch cruise ship, died. After this, his wife and another German woman also lost their lives. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 9 cases of Hantavirus linked to this ship have been confirmed. WHO has advised all the people who returned by ship to remain in isolation for 42 days. America has also kept 17 of its citizens in quarantine for 42 days at the Nebraska Medical Center.
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