HMHantavirus Maps

Reviewed event record

Canada hantavirus source-linked case summary

Government of Canada states that, as of May 1, 2026, the National Microbiology Laboratory had confirmed 168 hantavirus infections in Canada since active surveillance began in 1994. Older PHAC surveillance pages provide historical surveillance context.

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Record fields

Public event snapshot

Type
case-summary
Geography
Canada / North America
Date / period
1994-2026-05-01
Status
Official national public health source linked
Period
1994-2026-05-01
Reported cases
168
Precision
National summary

Interpretation

How to cite this safely

This is a national cumulative statement, not a live case feed. Do not compare directly with U.S. HPS-only or provisional weekly tables without methodology notes.

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  • Treat this page as an aggregator note, not as the authority for current local action.
  • Do not infer patient locations, exact exposure sites, or county-level risk from this record.

Source transparency

Reviewed Sources

Links open official public health or agency-published source material used for the summaries on this page.

Government of Canada

Risks of a hantavirus infection

Canada cumulative confirmed infection context and MV Hondius risk wording from an official national page.

Canada cumulative statement is not a live case feed; outbreak-specific risk language should not be generalized beyond the official context.

Public Health Agency of Canada / Government of Canada

Surveillance of hantavirus related diseases

Canada surveillance history and National Microbiology Laboratory role.

Older page; use newer Government of Canada pages for current cumulative statements.