Reference library
All medical and map content on this site draws from these sources. News is included only for outbreak context and never as primary medical guidance.
World Health Organization
- WHO — Hantavirus disease
Global overview and outbreak news.
WHOHantavirus diseaseLast checked 2026-05-14
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC — Hantavirus
Authoritative US reference for HPS, cleanup, prevention.
CDCHantavirusLast checked 2026-05-14 - CDC — Cleaning Up After RodentsCDCCleaning Up After RodentsLast checked 2026-05-14
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- ECDC — Hantavirus infection factsheet
European surveillance and Puumala / Dobrava-Belgrade context.
ECDCHantavirus infection factsheetLast checked 2026-05-14 - ECDC — Surveillance Atlas of Infectious DiseasesECDCSurveillance Atlas of Infectious DiseasesLast checked 2026-05-14
National public-health agencies
- Folkhälsomyndigheten — Sorkfeber (Sweden)National agencySorkfeber (Sweden)Last checked 2026-05-14
- RKI — Hantavirus (Germany)National agencyHantavirus (Germany)Last checked 2026-05-14
- Public Health Agency of Canada — HantavirusNational agencyHantavirusLast checked 2026-05-14
- Ministerio de Salud Argentina — HantavirusNational agencyHantavirusLast checked 2026-05-14
Peer-reviewed research
- Jonsson, Figueiredo & Vapalahti — A Global Perspective on Hantavirus Ecology, Epidemiology, and Disease (Clin Microbiol Rev, 2010)Peer-reviewedJonsson, Figueiredo & Vapalahti — A Global Perspective on Hantavirus Ecology, Epidemiology, and Disease (Clin Microbiol Rev, 2010)Published 2010-04Last checked 2026-05-14
- Vial et al. — Hantavirus in humans: a review of clinical aspects and management (Lancet Infect Dis, 2023)Peer-reviewedVial et al. — Hantavirus in humans: a review of clinical aspects and management (Lancet Infect Dis, 2023)Published 2023Last checked 2026-05-14
Medical disclaimer
This site provides educational information about hantavirus. It is not a diagnostic tool and cannot replace evaluation by a qualified healthcare professional.
Information here may not reflect the very latest reports from public-health authorities. For decisions about your health, follow your national public-health agency and consult a clinician.
Map shading reflects educational risk categories drawn from the cited sources. It does not assess your personal risk of infection. Grey shading indicates that no curated dataset is shown, not that a country is virus-free.
If you have breathing difficulty, chest tightness, fainting, confusion, severe weakness, or rapidly worsening illness — especially after possible rodent exposure — seek urgent medical care and tell healthcare staff about the exposure.