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Al Roker Tested for Hantavirus After Daughter’s Mother’s Day Wedding

5/14/2026

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Leila Roker, 27, married Sylvain Gricourt over Mother’s Day weekend.
Al Roker (TODAY cohost) said the CDC asked him to be tested after returning from the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak.
He told the TODAY show on May 12 that the CDC gave no test details.
In a May 1 interview he called the wedding a Mother’s Day gift and noted Gricourt speaks no English, joking the family’s limited French will help.

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Leila Roker, 27, married Sylvain Gricourt over Mother’s Day weekend.
Al Roker (TODAY cohost) said the CDC asked him to be tested after returning from the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak.
He told the TODAY show on May 12 that the CDC gave no test details.
In a May 1 interview he called the wedding a Mother’s Day gift and noted Gricourt speaks no English, joking the family’s limited French will help.