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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update – Americas (45): USA (NM)
Hantavirus -- United StatesA 59-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, both from McKinley County [New Mexico], have confirmed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome [HPS], marking the 7th and 8th cases in the state this year [2016].Both patients are hospitalized, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a news release Thursday [8 Dec 2016].Hantavirus infection [can cause] a deadly disease transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings or saliva, health officials said. People contract it often Read more [...]
