Hantometer / 2026 Live 10 May 2026
New World HPS · multiple species

🇧🇷Hantavirus in Brazil

Brazil hosts the most diverse hantavirus species roster in the Americas.

Updated 10 May 2026 · Source · WHO + national MoH
Cumulative cases
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Deaths
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Case-fatality
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Past 7 days
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Region
Americas
Endemic species
Araraquara, Juquitiba
No primary source scraped yet · see methodology

PubMed 226 peer-reviewed papers indexed for hantavirus + Brazil view on PubMed →

Latest signals · last 30 days 48

News articles and global event mentions tagged to Brazil in the last 30 days. Pulled live from GDELT 2.0 and Google News RSS across 30 country-localised locales. We display titles and links; full article text remains with the publishers.

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Brazil reports HPS cases caused by at least four hantavirus species: Araraquara virus, Juquitiba virus, Castelo dos Sonhos virus and Anajatuba virus. Annual case counts range from 30 to 80, with case-fatality of 35–40%.

Frequently asked

How many hantavirus cases does Brazil have?
No primary surveillance source is currently scraped for Brazil. Background epidemiology suggests brazil reports hps cases caused by at least four hantavirus species: araraquara virus, juquitiba virus, castelo dos sonhos virus and anajatuba virus. annual case counts range from 30 to 80, with case-fatality of 35–40%.
Which hantavirus species circulates in Brazil?
Araraquara, Juquitiba circulates in Brazil.