There’s a place between panic and turning a blind eye to major events that take the global stage like the most recent Andes Family Hantavirus outbreak, and that’s where scientists step in. Right now the risk of a global outbreak is extremely low, I’m 4/10 concerned that we will see ‘on the ground’ transmission meaning cases that were not acquired on the cruise ship. Here I outline a few more research articles in detail that indicate why it’s a safe bet not to panic but that we SHOULD be aware that this is likely to happen more frequently in the future.