Hantavirus in Europe is usually discussed through surveillance data, country reports and regional ecology. ECDC provides a Surveillance Atlas for infectious diseases, allowing users to interact with tables and maps for diseases including hantavirus infection.
For the official data entry point, see ECDC’s page on hantavirus surveillance and disease data.
2023 EU/EEA context
ECDC’s annual epidemiological report for 2023 states that 28 EU/EEA countries reported 1,885 cases of hantavirus infection, equal to 0.4 cases per 100,000 population. The same report says Finland and Germany accounted for 60.5% of reported cases in 2023. Read the official report on ECDC hantavirus infection report 2023.
Why Europe is different from the U.S.
European hantavirus surveillance often includes infections that may differ clinically and epidemiologically from the HPS-focused attention in the Americas. That means simple comparisons between “Europe cases” and “U.S. cases” can mislead readers.
How this page supports the site
This regional article connects to the broader HantaStats statistics dashboard, the map page, and evergreen prevention content such as the rodent-control checklist.