Country surveillance · MX · active reporting

🇲🇽Hantavirus in Mexico

As of 2026-05-14, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 5 hantavirus signals in Mexico (active reporting). The most recent report was published 6h ago via Google News (ES).

Key facts · Mexico

Country
Mexico (MX)
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 (ES) · 6h ago

Recent hantavirus signals · Mexico

  1. 01México emite alerta epidemiologica por brote de Hantavirus en el crucero Mv Hondius - Telemundo San DiegoGoogle News (ES) · 6h ago
  2. 02Aviso Epidemiológico por Hantavirus en México: ¿Cuánto Tiempo Es el Periodo de Incubación? - N+Google News (ES) · 14h ago
  3. 03México sin casos de hantavirus, pero refuerza alerta sanitaria por brote de hantavirus en crucero - consultorsalud.com.mxGoogle News (ES) · 16h ago
  4. 04México Publica Aviso Epidemiológico por Hantavirus ¿Hay Casos el País? - N+Google News (ES) · 17h ago
  5. 05Aviso Epidemiológico por Brote multinacional por Hantavirus de los Andes, 2026 - Gob MXGoogle News (ES) · 1d ago

Hantavirus context · Mexico

Mexico 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 Mexico is tracked

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

Hantavirus surveillance · the Americas

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Authoritative sources on hantavirus