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🇮🇹Hantavirus in Italy

As of 2026-05-14, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 12 hantavirus signals in Italy (elevated reporting). The most recent report was published 19m ago via Google News (IT).

Key facts · Italy

Country
Italy (IT)
Region
Europe
Predominant syndrome
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
Principal reservoir
yellow-necked field mice (Apodemus flavicollis) in the Balkans and bank voles further north and west
Recent signal count
12 (elevated reporting)
Latest source
Google News (IT) · 19m ago

Recent hantavirus signals · Italy

  1. 01Hantavirus. Nessun nuovo caso in Italia. Tutti i test negativi: niente contagi tra i sospetti, compresa la turista argentina a Messina - Quotidiano SanitàGoogle News (IT) · 19m ago
  2. 02Hantavirus: Tests négatifs en Espagne et Italie, statu quo en France - BoursoramaGoogle News (FR) · 1h ago
  3. 03Hantavirus, Ecdc: "Virus non è mutato", negativi primi test eseguiti in Italia - Ecdc, 'nessuna mutazione nell'hantavirus, si comporta come sempre' - RaiNewsGoogle News (IT) · 2h ago
  4. 04Hantavirus In Italy: 4 Quarantined People Test Negative - NDTVGoogle News (EN) · 3h ago
  5. 05Hantavírus: oito casos confirmados são da estirpe transmissível entre humanos - SIC NotíciasGoogle News (PT) · 7h ago
  6. 06Hantavirus: negativi i test dei casi sospetti in Italia. Francia, allarme per Norovirus su una nave - la RepubblicaGoogle News (IT) · 13h ago
  7. 07Hantavírus: testes feitos em pacientes suspeitos na Itália e na Espanha dão negativo; OMS afasta risco de pandemia - G1Google News (PT) · 18h ago
  8. 08Fyra har testat negativt för hantavirus i Italien - AftonbladetGoogle News (SV) · 19h ago
  9. 09이탈리아 한타바이러스 의심 사례 모두 음성…伊보건부 “현지 감염 위험 낮아” - 매일일보Google News (KO) · 20h ago
  10. 10Cuatro de las personas bajo observación en Italia dan negativo por hantavirus - La TerceraGoogle News (ES) · 22h ago
  11. 11이탈리아, 한타바이러스 의심 6명 검사…"모두 음성" - 연합뉴스Google News (KO) · 22h ago
  12. 12한타바이러스 사망자와 같은 비행기…이탈리아 남성 격리 중 증상 - 연합뉴스Google News (KO) · 1d ago

Hantavirus context · Italy

Italy sits in Europe, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of Dobrava-Belgrade and Puumala virus infections, which can cause acute kidney injury but rarely the cardiopulmonary disease seen in the Americas.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are yellow-necked field mice (Apodemus flavicollis) in the Balkans and bank voles further north and west. 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 Italy is tracked

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