# Before Sin Nombre — The Long Pre-1993 History of Hantavirus from the Korean War to the Hantaan River

> Hantavirus did not appear in 1993. Outbreaks of haemorrhagic kidney disease followed troops in WWI, WWII and the Korean War; the virus itself was first isolated in 1976 from the Hantaan River in South Korea by Ho-Wang Lee. The full pre-Four-Corners history.

- **URL**: https://hantacount.com/en/learn/hantavirus-history-pre-1993
- **Kind**: learn (medically reviewed explainer)
- **Published**: 2026-05-10T22:40:00Z
- **Updated**: 2026-05-10T22:40:00Z
- **Author**: HantaCount Editorial (Outbreak history desk)
- **Medically reviewed by**: Dr. M. Halikoğlu, MD (Infectious diseases physician (advisory))
- **Reading time**: 7 minutes
- **Keywords**: hantavirus history pre-1993, Hantaan virus discovery 1976, Korean haemorrhagic fever, Ho-Wang Lee hantavirus, Trench nephritis WWI, hantavirus name origin, Apodemus agrarius striped field mouse
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