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How to read HantaMap signals
Signals help readers understand source-linked public information by geography. They should be read as references and mentions, not as individual case counts.
Read signals as source-linked context
The signal vocabulary helps readers separate public-source mentions from confirmed individual cases, clinical conclusions, or live surveillance. HantaMap’s safest reading rule is simple: every visible claim should lead back to a source and every map number should be understood as a reviewed signal or mention count unless a primary source explicitly supports a stronger interpretation.
1. Start with the source category. Ask whether the item is an official/reference source, background reference, news mention, travel-associated context, or review-needed lead.
2. Read the geography as context. HantaMap uses coarse, source-linked locations and avoids person-level records, exact exposure claims, or route tracking unless a separate reviewed context page explains why the information is safe to show.
3. Verify the original source. HantaMap helps readers find and compare public-source context. For medical decisions, symptoms, possible exposure, or local instructions, follow qualified healthcare professionals and public-health authorities.
Map numbers reflect reviewed signals and mentions, not individual case counts.
Official/reference source
A public-health agency, institutional report, surveillance page, fact sheet, or official update that supports a specific limited statement.
Background reference
Educational or historical context used to explain terms, regions, or methodology without creating a current event claim.
News or public mention
A public mention that can support discovery or context, but must not be treated as an official case count or authority notice.
Review-needed lead
A generated or collected lead that stays outside public map use until URL, geography, wording, and source-support checks pass.
A signal is not the same as a confirmed patient, an official case record, a live alert, or a local exposure point.
A higher count can mean more reviewed public-source context, not necessarily more disease activity. Source availability, language coverage, historical reporting, and review scope can all change the visible count.
A travel-associated official report is not the same as an ordinary land marker. HantaMap separates those contexts so readers do not confuse route, vessel, or response information with local community transmission.