Hantavirus in Colombia

Overview

Colombia is in the Americas hantavirus context. There is no major endemic hantavirus strain in this curated dataset; the country may still record imported cases.

Hantavirus circulation in Colombia has been documented serologically since the early 2000s. A 2013 Caribbean-region study (Córdoba) reported ~3.5% of agricultural workers IgG-positive for Maciel-virus antigens and ~7.3% for Araraquara-virus antigens; rodent surveillance confirms a Calabazo-related lineage in Zygodontomys cherriei.

Sources for the above: Máttar & Parra, Emerg Infect Dis 2004 (first serologic evidence in Colombia) · Guzmán et al., Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2013 (Caribbean Colombia seroprevalence)

Reservoir species

• Zygodontomys cherriei
• Sigmodon spp.

Signal trend (last 30 days)