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Hantavirus in the Headlines: A Hidden Hazard in Agriculture
Syed Shams ul Hassan1Tao Li2#Asad Rehman3Yin Chen1#
1 College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316000, China 2 Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China 3 School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, Chin

 Highlights 

Ø  Recent Hantavirus cases, including the MV Hondius cruise outbreak, show renewed global concern.

Ø  Agricultural and wildlife-farming  environments  remain overlooked  hotspots for  rodent-borne Hantavirus exposure.

Ø  One Health prevention is needed through rodent control, PPE, farm hygiene, and surveillance.

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摘要  

2026年5月,大西洋邮轮暴发安第斯病毒疫情,多国出现关联输入病例,引发全球公共卫生关注。中国农科院上海兽医研究所联合多家高校研究团队指出,农业与野生动物养殖环境是汉坦病毒传播最被忽视的核心热点,呼吁采用One Health策略破解相关公共卫生难题。

汉坦病毒为经啮齿动物排泄物传播的人兽共患病毒,可引发高致死率的汉坦病毒肺综合征及肾综合征出血热。中国是全球汉坦病毒防控主战场,承担全球70%-90%的肾综合征出血热病例负担。目前我国虽发病率已显著下降,但农民群体始终占总病例的大多数,且近十年无明显变化,病例高峰与春秋农耕周期高度重合。同时,国外文献显示野生动物养殖业成为新的高风险领域,相关调查表明养殖户血清阳性率较高,养殖环境本身是独立风险因素。

研究团队强调汉坦病毒并非区域性公共卫生问题,其跨地域传播风险已在本次邮轮疫情中得到显现。据此,研究团队建议亚太地区三大防控优先方向:将汉坦病毒纳入兽医继续教育和农场生物安全指南;建立野生动物养殖的专项监管体系;依托中国成熟的监测网络和疫苗技术,引领区域职业风险防控工作。

此次全球对汉坦病毒的关注,为补齐农业领域公共卫生短板提供了关键窗口期,唯有打通人、动物与环境健康的防控壁垒,才能从根源上消除这一隐藏但危害严重的健康风险。



Online: 30 May 2026  
Fund: This research was supported  financially by the Natural Science Foundation  of Zhejiang Province, China (No. LTGS23D060001), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Innovation Capacity Enhancement Program (in the Field of Scientific and Technological Cooperation)((No.2026CXHZ0004). The Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP) (CAAS-ZDRW202505), and Shanghai Leading Talent Program of Eastern Talent Plan(T2024107).


About author:  Correspondence Tao Li, E-mail: litao@shvri.ac.cn; Yin Chen, E-mail: mojojo1984@163.com

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Syed Shams ul Hassan, Tao Li, Asad Rehman, Yin Chen. 2026. Hantavirus in the Headlines: A Hidden Hazard in Agriculture. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Doi:10.1016/j.jia.2026.05.054

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