Hantavirus — United States
A 17-year-old Cameron girl is the 1st victim of [a] hantavirus [infection] in the Navajo Nation in 2016. The death was confirmed by the Navajo Department of Health and the Navajo Epidemiology Center on 19 Jan [2016].
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome [HPS] is a rare but potentially fatal disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
“The disease is not known to be passed from person to person,” said Del Yazzie, an epidemiologist with the Navajo Epidemiology Center. “It’s only
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