Country surveillance · MN · no current signals

🇲🇳Hantavirus in Mongolia

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

Key facts · Mongolia

Country
Mongolia (MN)
Region
East Asia
Predominant syndrome
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
Principal reservoir
Apodemus agrarius and Rattus norvegicus, with Niviventer rodents implicated in mountainous regions
Recent signal count
0 (no current signals)
Latest source
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Hantavirus context · Mongolia

Mongolia sits in East Asia, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of severe HFRS clusters tied to autumn rice-harvest season exposures and to exposure in rodent-infested barracks and warehouses.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are Apodemus agrarius and Rattus norvegicus, with Niviventer rodents implicated in mountainous regions. 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 Mongolia is tracked

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

Hantavirus surveillance · East Asia

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