{"id":285828,"date":"2026-05-11T17:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=285828"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:59:06","slug":"prof-dr-sevket-ozkayadan-hanta-virus-explanation-no-pandemic-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/prof-dr-sevket-ozkayadan-hanta-virus-explanation-no-pandemic-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanta Virus Statement from Prof. Dr. \u015eevket \u00d6zkaya: \u201cNo Epidemic Risk\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

HALKWEB\/ DI\u0307LEK BOZKURT <\/strong>\u00a0 The increasing number of Hanta virus cases, especially across Europe in recent days, has raised the question \u201cIs a new pandemic at the door?\u201d. Responding to concerns spread on social media Prof. Dr. \u015eevket \u00d6zkaya<\/strong>, emphasized that the current situation does not pose a community-wide epidemic threat and urged citizens to remain calm.<\/p>\n

Beware of Danger from Rodents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Providing information about the nature and transmission routes of the Hanta virus, \u00d6zkaya stated that the main source of the virus is mice and other rodents. The following details about the disease process stand out:<\/p>\n

Bulash Road:<\/strong> The virus is transmitted by inhalation of air containing feces, urine, epithelial and cellular waste of mice and rodents by humans, reaching the lungs.
\nSymptoms:<\/strong> Initially, the disease shows typical flu symptoms. In later stages, it causes pulmonary edema and severe respiratory distress.
\nTransition from Human to Human:<\/strong> Although cases of human-to-human transmission are very rare (one or two cases), it was stated that this situation has not turned into a general epidemic risk.<\/p>\n

\u201dThere is No Closure or Quarantine\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Referring to the fear of quarantine in the society, Dr. \u00d6zkaya clearly stated that there is no need for any closure or restriction measures for the time being:<\/p>\n

\u201dWe are not expecting an outbreak at the moment. We want our citizens to know that the isolated cases are treatable. There is no risk of closure or quarantine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Health System Prepared<\/strong><\/p>\n

Referring to the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, \u00d6zkaya stated that the medical world is now much more experienced in the treatment of viral pneumonia and respiratory diseases. Reminding that the main cause of deaths during the COVID-19 period was not the lack of recognition of the disease, but the excessive intensive application that exceeded the capacity of the health system, \u00d6zkaya underlined that the system and treatment methods are ready for Hanta virus cases.<\/p>\n

Although the hantavirus is a disease that needs to be monitored, there is no need for panic in the light of current data. While health units closely monitor the cases, personal hygiene and avoiding contact with rodents remain the most effective prevention methods.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Dr. \u015eevket \u00d6zkaya<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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HALKWEB\/ D\u0130LEK BOZKURT \u00a0 \u200bSon g\u00fcnlerde \u00f6zellikle Avrupa genelinde artan Hanta vir\u00fcs vakalar\u0131, “Yeni bir pandemi mi kap\u0131da?” sorusunu g\u00fcndeme getirdi. Sosyal medyada yay\u0131lan endi\u015felere yan\u0131t veren Prof. Dr. \u015eevket \u00d6zkaya, mevcut durumun bir toplum genelinde salg\u0131n tehdidi olu\u015fturmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 vurgulayarak vatanda\u015flar\u0131 sakin olmaya davet etti. \u200bKemirgenlerden Bula\u015fan Tehlikeye Dikkat \u200bHanta vir\u00fcs\u00fcn do\u011fas\u0131 ve bula\u015f yollar\u0131 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":285829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[343,342],"class_list":["post-285828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gundem","tag-hanta-virusu","tag-prof-dr-sevket-ozkaya"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285831,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285828\/revisions\/285831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}