Hantavirus surveillance for Brazil.
Brazil hosts the most diverse hantavirus ecology in South America, with multiple strains circulating in different ecological zones. Cases concentrate in São Paulo, Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais states.
Active surveillance. Brazil monitors multiple hantavirus strains including Araraquara, Juquitiba and Castelo dos Sonhos viruses. Annual case count varies but typically 80-120 confirmed.
The dominant hantavirus species in Brazil is Andes. See the strain reference for detail on transmission, mortality and reservoir biology.