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marmar

(77,077 posts) Fri Sep 7, 2012, 05:18 AM Sep 2012

3rd hantavirus death linked to Yosemite outbreak

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginian is the third person to die so far from a rodent-borne illness linked to some tent cabins at Yosemite National Park that has now stricken eight people in all, health officials said Thursday.

Five people are ill from the outbreak reported last week by park officials, who said up to 10,000 guests could have been exposed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome from sleeping in the cabins since June 10.

More infections could be reported. Alerts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent to public health agencies, doctors and hospitals have turned up other suspected cases that have not yet been confirmed. This week the European CDC and the World Health Organization issued global alerts for travelers to any country to avoid exposure to rodents. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/3rd-hantavirus-death-linked-yosemite-outbreak-215352757.html

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3rd hantavirus death linked to Yosemite outbreak (Original Post) marmar Sep 2012 OP

Uh... Shit... Scootaloo Sep 2012 #1

Yosemite extends hantavirus alert to 12,000 more park visitors dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #2

Du rec. Nt xchrom Sep 2012 #3

Scootaloo

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1. Uh... Shit...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:24 AM

Sep 2012

My housemate just got back from a trip to Yosemite.
Here's hoping that it doesn't go further than those eight unfortunates.

dipsydoodle

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2. Yosemite extends hantavirus alert to 12,000 more park visitors

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:24 AM

Sep 2012

(Reuters) - Yosemite National Park officials extended a hantavirus alert on Thursday to 12,000 more former visitors, warning them of possible exposure to the deadly disease after an eighth case was confirmed in a man who was apparently infected in the park's high country.

The seven other victims, three of whom have died, are all believed to have contracted the rodent-borne virus while staying in double-walled tent-cabins in the popular Curry Village campground in a lower-elevation area of the park.

A previous hantavirus alert had been directed to 10,000 people who had stayed in those 91 tent cabins over the summer, but the latest advisory brings the total number of former park visitors warned of possible exposure to 22,000, Yosemite officials said. (Reporting by Ronnie Cohen; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/06/usa-hantavirus-yosemite-warning-idUKL2E8K6HAU20120906

Total now 22,000 advised to leave. That's from yesterday which I meant to post then but forgot.

xchrom

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3. Du rec. Nt

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 06:53 AM

Sep 2012

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