U.S. hantavirus cases rose from 13 in 2022 to 38 in 2025, a 192% increase and a 6-year high, driven largely by western states
(dataexplained.com)
What is the justification for selecting the range 2022 - 2025? I suspect that this is cherry picking.
One of the data sources they reference is: https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/index.html, this site has data up to 2023 (I could not find 2024 - 2025). Here is the plot of the total hantavirus cases in the US vs year:
The number of cases vs year is rather noisy, and 2022 was a particularly low year. Saying that there is a '192% increase' might be technically true but misleading.
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