Country surveillance · IL · no current signals

🇮🇱Hantavirus in Israel

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

Key facts · Israel

Country
Israel (IL)
Region
the Middle East
Predominant syndrome
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
Principal reservoir
Apodemus and Myodes voles in forested zones, supplemented by Rattus species in port cities
Recent signal count
0 (no current signals)
Latest source
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Hantavirus context · Israel

Israel sits in the Middle East, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of Dobrava-Belgrade and Puumala-related cases reported from the Black Sea coast and northern Iran, with sparse data elsewhere.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are Apodemus and Myodes voles in forested zones, supplemented by Rattus species in port cities. 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 Israel is tracked

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

Hantavirus surveillance · the Middle East

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Authoritative sources on hantavirus