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🇹🇷Hantavirus in Türkiye

As of 2026-05-14, Hantavirus Tracker has detected 5 hantavirus signals in Türkiye (active reporting). The most recent report was published 1h ago via Google News (TR).

Key facts · Türkiye

Country
Türkiye (TR)
Region
the Middle East
Predominant syndrome
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (ICD-10 A98.5)
Principal reservoir
regional Murinae and Arvicolinae rodents, including commensal Rattus species in urban areas
Recent signal count
5 (active reporting)
Latest source
Google News (TR) · 1h ago

Recent hantavirus signals · Türkiye

  1. 01HANTAVİRÜS NEDİR, NASIL BULAŞIR? Hantavirüs Belirtileri Neler? Hantavirüs İnsandan İnsana Bulaşır Mı? Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Ne Diyor? - CNN TürkGoogle News (TR) · 1h ago
  2. 02Covid-19 bitti derken HOŞ GELMEDİN HANTAVİRÜS! Küresel ekonomi buna hazır mı? - CNN Türk FinansGoogle News (TR) · 8h ago
  3. 03Hantavirüs riski çok düşük seviyede kalmaya devam ediyor Yazar Investing.com - Investing.com TürkiyeGoogle News (TR) · 12h ago
  4. 04Sağlık Bakanlığından 'hantavirüs' açıklaması: Türk vatandaşların test sonuçları negatif - TRT HaberGoogle News (TR) · 2d ago
  5. 05Hantavirüs vakası görülen gemideki 3 Türk vatandaşı yarın Türkiye'ye getirilecek - Anadolu AjansıGoogle News (TR) · 4d ago

Hantavirus context · Türkiye

Türkiye sits in the Middle East, where hantavirus infection most often takes the form of isolated reports of hantavirus infection, mainly HFRS-type, with periodic seroprevalence studies in Iran, Turkey, and the Levant.

Across this region the principal reservoirs are regional Murinae and Arvicolinae rodents, including commensal Rattus species in urban areas. 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 Türkiye is tracked

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