🇻🇳Hantavirus in Vietnam
As of 2026-08-13, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 5 hantavirus signals in Vietnam (active reporting). The most recent report was published 6d ago via Google News (KO).
Key facts · Vietnam
- Country
- Vietnam (VN)
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Predominant syndrome
- Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
- Principal reservoir
- Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus alongside endemic field mice in rice-growing regions
- Recent signal count
- 5 (active reporting)
- Latest source
- Google News (KO) · 6d ago
Recent hantavirus signals · Vietnam
- 01프랑스에서 안데스 변종 한타 바이러스 신규 확진 사례가 보고되었습니다. - Vietnam.vnGoogle News (KO) · 6d ago
- 02Η Γαλλία αναφέρει νέα κρούσματα του ιού Hanta των Άνδεων. - Vietnam.vnGoogle News (EL) · 6d ago
- 03Ο Hantavirus επιστρέφει στη Νότια Αμερική: Η Χιλή κρούει τον κώδωνα του κινδύνου καθώς σχεδόν το 40% των κρουσμάτων καταλήγουν σε θάνατο. - Vietnam.vnGoogle News (EL) · 12d ago
- 04한타바이러스가 남미에 다시 나타났습니다. 칠레는 감염 사례의 거의 40%가 사망으로 이어지면서 비상이 걸렸습니다. - Vietnam.vnGoogle News (KO) · 12d ago
- 05Hantavirus ditemukan pada peternak satwa liar di Vietnam: Alarm bagi Asia Tenggara - The ConversationGoogle News (ID) · 21d ago
Hantavirus context · Vietnam
Vietnam sits in Southeast Asia, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of Seoul virus and Thailand virus infections, generally producing milder HFRS than the Hantaan-virus picture seen further north.
Across this region the principal reservoirs are Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus alongside endemic field mice in rice-growing 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 Vietnam is tracked
Signals are ingested every five minutes from a global feed of open news sources, geolocated to Vietnam, 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 Vietnam, consult your national public health authority and the World Health Organization. This page is a surveillance signal, not a diagnostic tool.
Hantavirus surveillance · Southeast Asia
Other countries in Southeast Asia 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