Information researched and published on this site:

Latest news (agency angles)

Each item below comes from a separate CDC, PAHO, or NIH bookshelf publication and deliberately avoids repeating the narrative histories covered on the History and May 2026 outbreak pages.

· CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

U.S. surveillance snapshot refresh

CDC's "Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease" page—last updated with an banner—restates how surveillance began during the 1993 Four Corners outbreak, when HPS became nationally notifiable in 1995, and how expanded laboratory reporting captured non-pulmonary infections beginning in 2015. It continues to publish the cumulative total of 890 laboratory-confirmed infections nationwide from 1993 through year-end 2023 alongside demographic summaries.

Use this resource when you need official confirmation of surveillance scope—not media interpretations of annual totals.


· Pan American Health Organization

Regional Americas epidemiological alert

PAHO issued an epidemiological alert regarding hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the Region of the Americas on . WHO referenced this alert inside its May 2026 Disease Outbreak News as part of the broader regional situational awareness toolkit.

The alert is useful background on how hemisphere-wide institutions coordinate seasonal risk communication even when individual countries report only a small number of annual cases.


NIH Bookshelf (StatPearls) · clinical reference (ongoing updates)

Clinical management references complement CDC guidance

NIH's StatPearls chapter on hantavirus pulmonary syndrome summarizes inpatient priorities such as careful fluid management, respiratory support, and monitoring for rapid deterioration—mirroring CDC's clinician brief, which explicitly notes intravenous ribavirin trials did not demonstrate effectiveness for treating HPS and should not be assumed to change outcomes.

Pair the StatPearls overview with CDC's clinician brief when discussing critical-care considerations with health professionals; patients should still defer treatment decisions to their care team.

Sources

Facts on this page are drawn only from the authorities below. Check the original pages for the most current wording and updates.

  1. CDC — Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease (source date or page note: Apr. 23, 2026)
  2. PAHO — Epidemiological Alert: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Region of the Americas (source date or page note: December 19, 2025)
  3. CDC — Clinician Brief: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) (source date or page note: May 23, 2024)
  4. NIH NCBI Bookshelf (StatPearls) — Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (source date or page note: Reference clinical overview)