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Deer mouse infected with hantavirus

Hantavirus: Rare Rodent-Borne Disease from Yosemite

Now that a third person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease, Yosemite National Park officials are warning as many as 25,000 people who visited the park this summer to be on the lookout for flu-like aches and symptoms. At least 5 other people are already confirmed to be suffering from symptoms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, [...]

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