Pandemic Watch
Hantavirus in Mexico MX
Mexico has documented Sin Nombre and several closely related hantaviruses with HPS-causing potential. Surveillance is less systematic than in the United States and Canada; case counts likely under-represent true burden.
Circulating strains
Hantavirus strains documented in Mexico. HPS = Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (Americas, predominantly fatal lung involvement). HFRS = Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (Eurasia, kidney involvement).
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- Rodent reservoir
- Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Case-fatality rate
- 36-38%
- Person-to-person spread
- Not documented
Dominant HPS strain in North America. Cases peak in spring and summer following wet winters that boost the deer mouse population.
