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Hantavirus Kills Third Yosemite Visitor, Warning Extended to 22,000 People .

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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has now been confirmed in eight people who visited Yosemite National Park this summer, three of whom have died, the National Park Service has announced.

Seven of the cases stayed in the park’s Signature Tent Cabins in Curry Village; the eighth lodged in multiple High Sierra Camps — a more remote area of the park. Accordingly, officials have expanded the initial hantavirus warning to a total of 22,000 Yosemite visitors who may have been exposed to the rodent-borne disease since June 10.

The National Park Service notes that the kinds of hantavirus that cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the U.S. cannot be passed from person to person.

Source: National Park Service hantavirus update

 

Two Dead from Hantavirus Exposure in Yosemite, 1700 at Risk .

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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has been confirmed in three people in the U.S. — likely acquired at Yosemite National Park in June — the National Park Service announced this week. The syndrome is caused by exposure to urine, feces, or saliva from rodents, particularly deer mice, infected with hantavirus.

Two of the three confirmed cases have died, and a probable fourth case has also been identified.

The national park service is contacting 1700 people who stayed at the Curry Village “Signature Tent Cabins” since mid-June to warn them to seek medical care immediately if they experience early symptoms of hantavirus infection. Early signs include fever, headache, and muscle ache, which can appear 1 to 6 weeks after exposure. These can quickly progress to severe respiratory problems and death.

Source: National Park Service news