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Hantavirus in Panama
Panama Hantavirus surveillance: Choclo virus endemic. No active outbreaks currently reported. Live tracking via WHO + Ministerio de Salud de Panamá.
HPS Choclo virus
Currently confirmed
0
Deaths
0
CFR
0.0%
Endemic regions
Los Santos and the Azuero peninsula.
Animal reservoir
Costa Rican pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys fulvescens).
Prevention
Store grain in sealed silos; rodent-proof rural homes; report cluster febrile illnesses.
Source authority
Surveillance data for Panama is reconciled against Ministerio de Salud de Panamá and the World Health Organization's Disease Outbreak News.
Other Americas countries
Medical advisory
This page is informational. If you have symptoms after possible rodent exposure in Panama, contact a healthcare provider or Ministerio de Salud de Panamá immediately.