United States / New Mexico
New Mexico is central to U.S. hantavirus history and remains one of the states where official hantavirus education is especially important. The map record here uses NMDOH summary data and links back to the state source.
NMDOH reports 142 HPS cases and 55 deaths in New Mexico between 1975 and 2025.
NMDOH listed seven confirmed cases in 2025 and one confirmed case in 2026 on the reviewed disease page.
NMDOH identifies deer mice as primary carriers in New Mexico and emphasizes rodent control around homes.
Official state health summary
NMDOH reports 142 hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases and 55 deaths in New Mexico between 1975 and 2025. Its reviewed page also listed seven confirmed cases in 2025 and one confirmed case in 2026.
The New Mexico marker is a state-level summary marker. It is not mapped at county precision, even when NMDOH source text mentions counties in specific years.
Use the NMDOH page and news releases for the current official snapshot, because current-year summaries can update.
NMDOH prevention messaging focuses on airing out enclosed spaces, keeping rodents out, and avoiding dust from mouse droppings, urine, saliva, and nesting materials.
People with compatible illness after rodent exposure should contact healthcare or public health authorities.
Source transparency
Links open official public health or agency-published source material used for the summaries on this page.
New Mexico Department of Health
New Mexico case summaries, prevention resources, and cumulative historical context.
State page summaries can update; this project stores the reviewed snapshot date with each derived record.
New Mexico Department of Health
Recent New Mexico official case notice.
Single official release, not a complete live surveillance feed.
New Mexico Department of Health
Recent New Mexico official fatal case notice and prevention reminder.
Single official release, not a complete live surveillance feed.