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🇸🇻Hantavirus in El Salvador

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

Key facts · El Salvador

Country
El Salvador (SV)
Region
the Americas
Predominant syndrome
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) (ICD-10 B33.4)
Principal reservoir
rice rats, cotton rats, and other New World cricetid rodents that shed virus in their urine, feces, and saliva
Recent signal count
0 (no current signals)
Latest source
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Hantavirus context · El Salvador

El Salvador sits in the Americas, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of Sin Nombre and Andes virus infections that can progress rapidly from a flu-like prodrome to severe pulmonary edema.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are rice rats, cotton rats, and other New World cricetid rodents that shed virus in their urine, feces, and saliva. 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 El Salvador is tracked

Signals are ingested every five minutes from a global feed of open news sources, geolocated to El Salvador, 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 El Salvador, 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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