Al Roker revealed that he was asked to take a hantavirus test after leaving Paris after his daughter Layla’s wedding.
“I was coming from Europe this weekend for my daughter’s wedding, and the CDC is asking people to get tested voluntarily,” the famous weather anchor said on Tuesday’s “Today” show as anchors discussed a rare, deadly respiratory disease that can be transmitted to humans through contact with infected wild rodents.
“But they didn’t say what it was for, so I’m wondering if it was a precaution here.”
However, Roker did not say whether he had undergone any tests.
The journalist’s second daughter, Leila, married her longtime boyfriend Sylvain Gricoeur in France over Mother’s Day weekend.
The French professional proposed in March 2025 during the couple’s surprise trip to Venice.
Roker is the father of daughter Courtney, 39, with his late ex-wife Alice Bell. Daughter Layla, 27, and son Nick, 23, were welcomed with wife Deborah Roberts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently taking precautions to prevent further spread of hantavirus as Americans travel internationally.
Several people contracted the deadly disease during a trip on board the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which left Argentina and was scheduled to visit Antarctica and several remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
So far, three deaths have been reported in connection with the ship, including a German passenger and a Dutch couple.
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it expects more cases of hantavirus to emerge in the coming days and weeks, but is confident there is no sign of a more widespread outbreak.
“Given the dynamics of spread on board the ship and the incubation period of the virus, many more cases are expected,” the UN agency wrote about the X.
“At this time, there are no signs that a larger outbreak is on the horizon,” they added.
Passengers on the MV Hondius were advised to quarantine at home or in a facility for 42 days from the date of departure.
Hantavirus is the same disease that killed Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, in February 2025. He was also found dead near her body, but the cause of death was severe heart disease.
