Regional background
China is central to global HFRS background. A China CDC Weekly analysis reported 91,388 HFRS cases and 509 deaths from 2014 to 2023.
This page is for long-term HFRS context. It does not change MV Hondius case cards and should not be read as a current global live count.
WHO notes that East Asia, particularly China and the Republic of Korea, continues to account for many HFRS cases even as incidence has declined over decades.
Research and national surveillance context
91,388 HFRS cases / 509 deaths, 2014-2023
China is essential background context for a global hantavirus site, but this is long-term HFRS surveillance context, not a live MV Hondius event count.
Annual ECDC epidemiological reporting
1,885 EU/EEA cases reported for 2023
ECDC annual reporting is useful for background burden, seasonality and HFRS context. It should not be mixed into the active cruise-linked case cards.
CDC program pages, weekly and annual tables
CDC surveillance and NNDSS context
U.S. pages should focus on nationally notifiable disease context, CDC public guidance and severe HPS/HCPS awareness rather than a global live total.