🇪🇸Hantavirus in Spain
As of 2026-05-14, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 12 hantavirus signals in Spain (elevated reporting). The most recent report was published 44m ago via Google News (ES).
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
- 12 (elevated reporting)
- Latest source
- Google News (ES) · 44m ago
Recent hantavirus signals · Spain
- 01Hantavirus en España, última hora del crucero MV Hondius: brote, síntomas y últimas noticias hoy, en directo - El ConfidencialGoogle News (ES) · 44m ago
- 02Mónica García, sobre la crisis del hantavirus: “España sale con más prestigio y liderazgo” - EL PAÍSGoogle News (ES) · 1h ago
- 03Hantavírus: oito casos confirmados são da estirpe transmissível entre humanos - SIC NotíciasGoogle News (PT) · 6h ago
- 04Hantavirus, última hora de los pacientes en España, Francia y Países Bajos, en directo | Los países europeos acuerdan PCR obligatoria para la tripulación del crucero al llegar a Países Bajos, donde harán cuarentena quienes no regresen a sus países - InfobaeGoogle News (ES) · 9h ago
- 05Хантавирус и теории заговора: какие фейки захватили соцсети - Азбука ИспанииGoogle News (RU) · 13h ago
- 06Hantavírus: testes feitos em pacientes suspeitos na Itália e na Espanha dão negativo; OMS afasta risco de pandemia - G1Google News (PT) · 17h ago
- 07Esfuerzo global para controlar el brote de hantavirus, mientras los casos en España y Francia disparan la incertidumbre - EL PAÍSGoogle News (ES) · 1d ago
- 08El «llamativo» caso del viajero que trajo de Nepal el primer hantavirus a España - El CorreoGoogle News (ES) · 1d ago
- 09Första positiva resultatet av hantavirus i Spanien - SydkustenGoogle News (SV) · 1d ago
- 10İspanya'da karantinada tutulan yolculardan birinin hantavirüs testi pozitif çıktı - NTV HaberGoogle News (TR) · 2d ago
- 11Hantavirus: Hành khách Tây Ban Nha bắt đầu rời du thuyền - Laodong.vnGoogle News (VI) · 3d ago
- 12Tàu du lịch có ổ dịch hantavirus tới đảo của Tây Ban Nha, WHO lên tiếng trấn an - Laodong.vnGoogle News (VI) · 4d 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