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🇦🇫Hantavirus in Afghanistan

As of 2026-05-14, no active hantavirus signals are being reported in Afghanistan. This page tracks live hantavirus surveillance for Afghanistan and will update automatically as new reports appear in open news sources.

Key facts · Afghanistan

Country
Afghanistan (AF)
Region
South Asia
Predominant syndrome
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
Principal reservoir
house shrews (Suncus murinus) and the urban-rat species that share human living spaces
Recent signal count
0 (no current signals)
Latest source
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Hantavirus context · Afghanistan

Afghanistan sits in South Asia, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of Thottapalayam virus exposure (the prototype shrew-borne hantavirus described in southern India) alongside Seoul virus infections.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are house shrews (Suncus murinus) and the urban-rat species that share human living spaces. Human exposure typically happens through inhalation of aerosolized droppings, urine, or saliva from these rodents — most often in rural housing, agricultural buildings, or poorly ventilated indoor spaces with recent rodent activity.

How Afghanistan is tracked

Signals are ingested every five minutes from a global feed of open news sources, geolocated to Afghanistan, then de-duplicated by URL and headline. Each signal links back to its original report so you can verify the source.

For confirmed case counts and clinical guidance in Afghanistan, consult your national public health authority and the World Health Organization. This page is a surveillance signal, not a diagnostic tool.

Hantavirus surveillance · South Asia

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