Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Hanta (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome)
Colorado prevention, reporting, and state data links.
The linked data product should be treated as the authoritative Colorado source for updated counts.
United States / Colorado
Colorado Hantavirus Map
Colorado has official hantavirus prevention, reporting, and historical data resources. This MVP links to CDPHE for updated state-specific data rather than copying a live table.
Key Points
CDPHE maintains a hantavirus page with public guidance and a Colorado data link since 1993.
CDPHE instructs healthcare professionals to report the disease within four days.
A CDC MMWR field report documents an apparent locally acquired Denver HPS case in 2018, showing why overly simple rural-only assumptions are unsafe.
Official state health source linked
CDPHE data source linked
CDPHE maintains a hantavirus page with public prevention resources, provider reporting information, and a link to Colorado hantavirus data since 1993. This MVP points users to CDPHE for updated Colorado counts.
- Period
- Since 1993
- Reported cases
- Linked source
- Precision
- State data link
How to read the Colorado layer
The Colorado marker indicates official state data and prevention sources. It is not a county-level risk or case map.
Historical state case reports and rodent ecology are context; neither can tell whether a particular building has contaminated rodent material.
Source use
CDPHE is the preferred source for Colorado-specific public health updates. CDC field reports are used here only for context and should not be generalized beyond their facts.
Source transparency
Reviewed Sources
Links open official public health or agency-published source material used for the summaries on this page.
CDC MMWR
Notes from the Field: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - Denver, Colorado, 2018
Colorado context showing that apparent local acquisition can occur outside expected rural settings.
Single field report; not a general risk map.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hantavirus Prevention
General prevention principles for avoiding rodent urine, droppings, saliva, and nesting materials.
Does not replace local public health, occupational safety, or clinician guidance for high-risk settings.