Data Sources
We only publish information from verified public health sources. Every update includes a direct link to the original report.
No social media. No unverified news summaries. No anonymous claims.
How we mark sources
Every piece of content on CheckHantaVirus.com is tagged with a confidence tier so you can tell at a glance how solid the source is. We never fold these together into a fake-certainty number.
Confirmed
Official public health agency confirmation, with direct source link.
Reported
Reported by a credible source, not yet officially confirmed.
Unverified
Uncertain sourcing — shown only with an explicit caution label.
Empty
No verified data — we show an empty state instead of inventing content.
CDC — U.S. Federal
Official agencyPrimary U.S. public health authority on hantavirus surveillance and guidance.
CDC Hantavirus
Hantavirus landing page
Top-level CDC entry point for hantavirus information, transmission, prevention, and case data.
CDC HPS Cases & Surveillance
Cumulative case data
Cumulative U.S. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome case data. Historical context — not a live outbreak feed.
CDC HPS Transmission
Prevention guidance
How hantavirus spreads to humans and which exposures carry risk. Used to back our myth-check claims.
WHO — International
Official agencyGlobal hantavirus reference and outbreak news from the World Health Organization.
WHO Hantavirus Fact Sheet
International reference
WHO's international fact sheet on hantavirus disease. Used for global context.
State & Local Health Departments
Regional agencyU.S. state and county agencies that publish local hantavirus reports. Quality varies by state.
U.S. State Health Department Directory
Directory of state agencies
CDC directory of state and territorial health departments. State pages are the primary source for local case reports.
Source registry (5)
Every source we may cite in an update. A source appears here once it has been entered by an editor — not every source has been used in a published update yet.
Official agency signals (5)
Confirmed · official agencyItems from CDC Health Alert Network and WHO Disease Outbreak News that mention hantavirus, automatically indexed from each agency's public feed. These come directly from official public health authorities. Click an item to read the original advisory.
2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection
CDC · US · 22d ago
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
WHO Disease Outbreak News · country · 27d ago
2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship
CDC · US · May 11, 2026
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
WHO Disease Outbreak News · country · May 8, 2026
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
WHO Disease Outbreak News · country · May 4, 2026
Every update includes
Data pipeline status
5 sources in the registry. When an editor publishes an update, it is linked to a registry source with full attribution.
Registry
5 sources entered
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Official agency reports, peer-reviewed studies, or state health bulletins.
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