First hantavirus death of 2026 confirmed in Panama, involving an agricultural worker, unrelated to MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak - BEACON
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Ocú District, Herrera Province, PanamaConfidence 95%16 affectedToday
Panama confirms its first hantavirus death of 2026, a 42-year-old agricultural worker, bringing the year's cumulative cases to 16.
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vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03
Panama's Ministry of Health confirmed the first hantavirus death of 2026 on May 27, 2026. The deceased was a 42-year-old male agricultural worker from Ocú District, Herrera Province, who was exposed in Montijo District, Veraguas Province. As of May 27, Panama has recorded 16 cumulative hantavirus cases in 2026 (seven HCPS, nine HF). The primary causative agent is Choclo orthohantavirus (CHOV), and no person-to-person transmission has been documented in Panama.
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