🇪🇸Hantavirus in Spain
As of 2026-08-13, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 16 hantavirus signals in Spain (elevated reporting). The most recent report was published 6h ago via Google News (RU).
Key facts · Spain
- Country
- Spain (ES)
- Region
- Europe
- Predominant syndrome
- Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
- Principal reservoir
- commensal Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) plus bank voles and field mice in forested and rural areas
- Recent signal count
- 16 (elevated reporting)
- Latest source
- Google News (RU) · 6h ago
Recent hantavirus signals · Spain
- 01Хантавирус в Испании: шесть человек находятся под наблюдением - Азбука ИспанииGoogle News (RU) · 6h ago
- 02En cuarentena en Madrid uno de los contactos del turista francoargentino con hantavirus - TelemadridGoogle News (ES) · 21h ago
- 03Caso importado de hantavirus Andes en España: Sanidad considera "extremadamente bajo" el riesgo para la población - Diario VeterinarioGoogle News (ES) · 3d ago
- 04Aíslan en España a 2 contactos de turista con hantavirus; las tres personas están asintomáticas - El UniversalGoogle News (ES) · 6d ago
- 05Turis yang Berlibur di Prancis Positif Hantavirus, Kini Diisolasi di Spanyol - detikHealthGoogle News (ID) · 6d ago
- 06Neuer Hantavirus-Fall – Infizierter Tourist reist durch Frankreich und Spanien - RTL.deGoogle News (DE) · 6d ago
- 07Detectado un nuevo caso de hantavirus en España: un turista que estuvo de viaje en Francia, aislado - Cadena SERGoogle News (ES) · 7d ago
- 08Alerta en España: un argentino dio positivo por hantavirus y está aislado con su familia en Galicia - TNGoogle News (ES) · 7d ago
- 09Hantavirus : un touriste ayant transité en France testé positif et isolé en Espagne - Sud OuestGoogle News (FR) · 7d ago
- 10Spagna, isolato turista positivo all'hantavirus: veniva dalla Francia - Euronews.comGoogle News (IT) · 7d ago
- 11Aislado en España con su familia un turista positivo de hantavirus que pasó por Francia - EL PAÍSGoogle News (ES) · 7d ago
- 12Detectado un nuevo caso de hantavirus en España: aislado "con su familia" en Galicia un ciudadano que estuvo de viaje en Argentina - El MundoGoogle News (ES) · 7d ago
- 13Hantavirus : un touriste ayant séjourné en France en juillet, testé positif et isolé en Espagne - Touteleurope.euGoogle News (FR) · 7d ago
- 14Hantavirus : un touriste ayant transité en France en juillet a été déclaré positif et isolé en Espagne, annonce le ministère de la santé - Le Monde.frGoogle News (FR) · 7d ago
- 15Hantavirus : un patient positif, isolé en Espagne, a transité en France en juillet - LibérationGoogle News (FR) · 7d ago
- 16Hantavirus: un touriste ayant transité en France testé positif et isolé en Espagne - BFMGoogle News (FR) · 7d ago
Hantavirus context · Spain
Spain sits in Europe, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of Seoul virus exposure linked to wild and pet rats in addition to the more familiar Puumala HFRS picture.
Across this region the principal reservoirs are commensal Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) plus bank voles and field mice in forested and rural areas. 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 Spain is tracked
Signals are ingested every five minutes from a global feed of open news sources, geolocated to Spain, 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 Spain, consult your national public health authority and the World Health Organization. This page is a surveillance signal, not a diagnostic tool.
Hantavirus surveillance · Europe
Other countries in Europe tracked by Hantavirus Tracker:
Authoritative sources on hantavirus
- CDC — Hantavirus · U.S. case data, transmission, prevention
- WHO — Hantavirus · global guidance
- ECDC — Hantavirus infection · European epidemiology
- Wikipedia — Orthohantavirus · background