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Year?s first hantavirus death reported in city
Oct 16, 2016 - Vrushali Purandare | Mumbai
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The city recorded its first death due to hantavirus following the death of a 12-year-old boy from Colaba late on Friday night. The boy had to be taken to a hospital in Karnataka for treatment. Doctors confirmed the death due to the virus after receiving reports from the National Institute of Virology (NIV). The deceased was earlier treated at Bhatia Hospital in Grant Road. Hantavirus is transmitted to human beings through rodents.
The 12-year-old was first admitted with fever on September 29.
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Oct 16, 2016 - Vrushali Purandare | Mumbai
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The city recorded its first death due to hantavirus following the death of a 12-year-old boy from Colaba late on Friday night. The boy had to be taken to a hospital in Karnataka for treatment. Doctors confirmed the death due to the virus after receiving reports from the National Institute of Virology (NIV). The deceased was earlier treated at Bhatia Hospital in Grant Road. Hantavirus is transmitted to human beings through rodents.
The 12-year-old was first admitted with fever on September 29.
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