Hantometer / 2026 Live 10 May 2026
Andes virus · severe HPS

🇨🇱Hantavirus in Chile

Chile reports some of the highest Andes-virus case-fatality in the world.

Updated 10 May 2026 · Source · WHO + national MoH
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Case-fatality
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Past 7 days
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Region
Americas
Endemic species
Andes
No primary source scraped yet · see methodology

PubMed 176 peer-reviewed papers indexed for hantavirus + Chile view on PubMed →

Latest signals · last 30 days 37

News articles and global event mentions tagged to Chile 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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Chile is the second hub of Andes-virus circulation. Cases concentrate in Aysén, Los Lagos and southern Magallanes regions, with case-fatality consistently at 30% or higher despite well-resourced ICU care.

Geographic concentration

The Aysén Region accounts for roughly 40% of Chilean Andes-virus cases. The Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions add another large fraction. Cases follow the Andean forest belt where Oligoryzomys longicaudatus is most abundant.

Person-to-person clusters

Chile has documented multiple family clusters and at least two healthcare-associated transmissions of Andes virus, contributing to the body of evidence that this species spreads between humans.

Frequently asked

How many hantavirus cases does Chile have?
No primary surveillance source is currently scraped for Chile. Background epidemiology suggests chile is the second hub of andes-virus circulation. cases concentrate in aysén, los lagos and southern magallanes regions, with case-fatality consistently at 30% or higher despite well-resourced icu care.
Which hantavirus species circulates in Chile?
Andes circulates in Chile.

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