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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update – Americas (21): USA (WA) automobile air system susp

Hantavirus -- United StatesMy wife collapsed into hantavirus pulmonary syndrome this last Thanksgiving night [24 Nov 2016]. She spent 6 days on the ventilator, 10 in ICU, and barely lived.We have confirmed Sin Nombre virus infection, through 2 sets of IgG and IgM tests from the CDC. We are convinced that she was infected through her automobile cabin air system, which had repeated infestations with deer mice.I am a scientist and she is an RN, and we have studied our potential exposure sources in some Read more [...]