Country surveillance · BW · no current signals

🇧🇼Hantavirus in Botswana

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

Key facts · Botswana

Country
Botswana (BW)
Region
Africa
Predominant syndrome
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) (ICD-10 B33.4) · Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
Principal reservoir
Rattus species in port and urban areas plus indigenous Mastomys and Hylomyscus rodents in rural settings
Recent signal count
0 (no current signals)
Latest source
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Hantavirus context · Botswana

Botswana sits in Africa, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of occasional hantavirus seropositivity in febrile-illness studies, mainly tied to Seoul virus brought in by commensal rats.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are Rattus species in port and urban areas plus indigenous Mastomys and Hylomyscus rodents in rural settings. 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 Botswana is tracked

Signals are ingested every five minutes from a global feed of open news sources, geolocated to Botswana, 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 Botswana, 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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