Country surveillance · CA · no current signals

🇨🇦Hantavirus in Canada

As of 2026-08-13, no active hantavirus signals are being reported in Canada. This page tracks live hantavirus surveillance for Canada and will update automatically as new reports appear in open news sources.

Key facts · Canada

Country
Canada (CA)
Region
the Americas
Predominant syndrome
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) (ICD-10 B33.4)
Principal reservoir
Sigmodontinae rodents — most notably the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in North America and Oligoryzomys species across the Southern Cone
Recent signal count
0 (no current signals)
Latest source
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Hantavirus context · Canada

Canada sits in the Americas, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), the cardiopulmonary form first recognised during the 1993 Four Corners outbreak.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are Sigmodontinae rodents — most notably the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in North America and Oligoryzomys species across the Southern Cone. 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 Canada is tracked

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

Hantavirus surveillance · the Americas

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