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🇺🇸Hantavirus in United States of America

As of 2026-05-14, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 5 hantavirus signals in United States of America (active reporting). The most recent report was published 2h ago via Google News (DE).

Key facts · United States of America

Country
United States of America (US)
Region
the Americas
Predominant syndrome
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) (ICD-10 B33.4)
Principal reservoir
Sigmodontinae rodents — most notably the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in North America and Oligoryzomys species across the Southern Cone
Recent signal count
5 (active reporting)
Latest source
Google News (DE) · 2h ago

Recent hantavirus signals · United States of America

  1. 01Hantavirus breitet sich in Argentinien aus: Tausende WM-Fans reisen trotzdem in die USA - MerkurGoogle News (DE) · 2h ago
  2. 02Карта будущих эпидемий: искусственный интеллект рассчитал пути миграции хантавирусов в Южной Америке - ixbt.comGoogle News (RU) · 18h ago
  3. 03American Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Flown to Quarantine Center After Positive Test - WSJGoogle News (EN) · 2d ago
  4. 04Χανταϊός: Θετικός στον Andes hantavirus Αμερικανός επιβάτης του κρουαζιερόπλοιου - ygeia-news.comGoogle News (EL) · 2d ago
  5. 05CDC NNDSS — Hantavirus infection (US, 2026 week 18): 0 new, 1 YTDCDC NNDSS — Hantavirus weekly · 12d ago

Hantavirus context · United States of America

United States of America sits in the Americas, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), the cardiopulmonary form first recognised during the 1993 Four Corners outbreak.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are Sigmodontinae rodents — most notably the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in North America and Oligoryzomys species across the Southern Cone. 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 United States of America is tracked

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

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