HMHantavirus Maps

Reviewed source note

Hantavirus

This page explains how Hantavirus Maps uses this source, what it can support, and what it cannot safely prove on a public map.

Open official sourceReview methodology

Answer-ready summary

How to cite this source page

Hantavirus Maps uses Washington State Department of Health material as reviewed public health context for map records. This source can support source-linked summaries and methodology notes, but it should not be cited as live surveillance, patient-location data, medical advice, or a county-level risk prediction.

Suggested citation: Hantavirus Maps, “Hantavirus,” reviewed 2026-05-12, https://hantavirusmaps.org/source/wa-doh-hantavirus.

Source summary

Publisher
Washington State Department of Health
Source type
State health department disease page
Publication date
2026
Reviewed date
2026-05-12

Map use

How this source is used

Washington state-level hantavirus context, annual range statement, prevention guidance, and source-linked state page.

Limits

What this source does not prove

Annual range and prevention context are state-level; this project does not infer county risk or current local case counts.

  • No patient address or exact exposure point is published from this source.
  • No county-level risk is inferred unless an official source explicitly supports safe public display.
  • Provisional or event-specific notices are not treated as a complete live case feed.

Linked map records

Where this source appears

Case summary · Current state page reviewed 2026-05-12

Washington

Washington State Department of Health says hantavirus is notifiable in Washington and that typically one to five cases are reported each year. This record links to the official state page and epiTRENDS report rather than copying a county table.