Country surveillance · BF · no current signals

🇧🇫Hantavirus in Burkina Faso

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

Key facts · Burkina Faso

Country
Burkina Faso (BF)
Region
Africa
Predominant syndrome
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) (ICD-10 B33.4) · Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
Principal reservoir
African wood mice (Hylomyscus simus) and other Murinae rodents native to West and Central African forests
Recent signal count
0 (no current signals)
Latest source
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Hantavirus context · Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso sits in Africa, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of infrequent but confirmed hantavirus exposure, including infections from Sangassou virus first described in Guinea.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are African wood mice (Hylomyscus simus) and other Murinae rodents native to West and Central African forests. 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 Burkina Faso is tracked

Signals are ingested every five minutes from a global feed of open news sources, geolocated to Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso, consult your national public health authority and the World Health Organization. This page is a surveillance signal, not a diagnostic tool.

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