Cases of Hantavirus by State (2026 Updates) | Box-Kat
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Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United StatesConfidence 85%Today
The article reports the first hantavirus-positive mouse in San Diego County for 2026, serving as a reminder of rodent-borne risks and highlighting past human cases in California and New Mexico.
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vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01
San Diego County reported the first hantavirus-positive mouse in the US for 2026, serving as a reminder of rodent-borne risks. The article also highlighted past cases in Mono County, California, and Santa Fe County, New Mexico, emphasizing that hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is rare but often deadly, primarily in the western US.
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