The Health Ministry says there are no confirmed cases of hantavirus in Trinidad and Tobago at this time.
It adds that it continues to closely monitor reports from the World Health Organization regarding a cluster of cases linked to an international cruise ship on route to the Canary Islands.
According to the WHO, global risk remains low.
International authorities have so far confirmed eight cases, including three deaths among passengers on the cruise ship.
Hantavirus is a viral disease spread primarily through contact with infected rodents and their urine, droppings or saliva.
People can become infected when virus particles become airborne and are inhaled, particularly during cleaning activities in rodent infested areas.
According to the WHO, human to human transmission is extremely rare and has only been documented with the Andes strain involved in this event.
With regard to the Andes strain, human to human spread usually involves close, prolonged or intimate contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids.
