Will Japan confirm domestic hantavirus cases linked to 2026 outbreak by Aug 1?
Japan last saw HFRS cases in the 1980s from lab rats. NIID maintains surveillance. Any Andes-linked case would be unprecedented and trigger major public concern.
Resolves YES if Japan's NIID or MHLW confirms ≥1 hantavirus case epidemiologically linked to the 2026 international cluster before 2026-08-01.
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cited: Japan NIID Infectious Disease Surveillance Center reports
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RSS at /rss-feeds/disease-outbreak-news.xml. Filter items containing 'hantavirus' or DON#599. Each item links to a permalink with structured 'Situation at a glance' / 'Epidemiology' / 'WHO risk assessment' sections — scrape with cheerio.
Wire-grade source; resolves the NYT/major-media markets.
Cheap sentiment + earliest-mover for translated regional press. Run a dedup hash on titles + canonical URL.
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