Reported Cases of Hantavirus Disease - CDC
Utah, United StatesConfidence 95%890 affectedToday
The CDC provides an overview of hantavirus disease in the United States, reporting 890 cases since 1993 and discussing surveillance efforts and the historical 1993 Four Corners outbreak.
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cdc.gov · 2026-06-01
The CDC provides an overview of hantavirus disease in the United States, reporting 890 cases since surveillance began in 1993, as of the end of 2023. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) became a nationally notifiable disease in 1995. The initial surveillance efforts in 1993 were prompted by an outbreak of severe respiratory illness in the Four Corners region, encompassing Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The CDC notes that county-level data is not publicly provided to protect patient identities.
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