Geographic distribution of Venezuelan Haemorrhagic Fever cases in Venezuela, 2021 (up to the Epidemiological Week 42); cases were confirmed by RT-PCR at Virology Reference Laboratory in Caracas. Apure, Barinas and Portuguesa are endemic for Zygodontomys brevicauda, Sigmodon alstoni and S. hispidus, who serve as natural reservoirs of the virus. Source: Dirección de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud (Ministry of Health of Venezuela).