05/09/2026
Hantavirus Important Notes:
*Rats and mice infected with hantavirus usually do not appear sick.
*Different hantavirus strains are carried by different rodent species.
*In the Americas, deer mice and certain wild rodents are the most common reservoirs.
*Human-to-human transmission is extremely rare and has mainly been associated with the Andes virus strain in South America.
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