🇮🇹Hantavirus in Italy
As of 2026-06-29, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 1 hantavirus signal in Italy (early signal). The most recent report was published 25d ago via Google News (IT).
Key facts · Italy
- Country
- Italy (IT)
- Region
- Europe
- Predominant syndrome
- Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
- Principal reservoir
- yellow-necked field mice (Apodemus flavicollis) in the Balkans and bank voles further north and west
- Recent signal count
- 1 (early signal)
- Latest source
- Google News (IT) · 25d ago
Recent hantavirus signals · Italy
Hantavirus context · Italy
Italy sits in Europe, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of Dobrava-Belgrade and Puumala virus infections, which can cause acute kidney injury but rarely the cardiopulmonary disease seen in the Americas.
Across this region the principal reservoirs are yellow-necked field mice (Apodemus flavicollis) in the Balkans and bank voles further north and west. 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 Italy is tracked
Signals are ingested every five minutes from a global feed of open news sources, geolocated to Italy, 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 Italy, 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