Canada - 2nd Hantavirus fatality confirmed in Saskatchewan

[Ronan Kelly]

Sask. confirms first hantavirus death of 2014

Ken Gousseau, CTV Regina
Published Tuesday, June 24, 2014 11:30AM CST
Last Updated Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:44PM CST
Saskatchewan has confirmed the province?s first death linked to the hantavirus this year.
Health officials say an adult died of the virus in southern Saskatchewan this month.
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?We know that this person had cleaned out an outdoor building,? Dr. Denise Werker, the province?s deputy chief medical health officer, said at a news conference Tuesday in Regina.
?I actually don?t know whether it was a garage or a cabin?It was a building that was likely to have had an opportunity to be infested with mice.?
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Second hantavirus death reported in Saskatchewan this year
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