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McKinley County woman dies of Hantavirus
Dianne L Stallings, Ruidoso News Published 10:41 a.m. MT June 25, 2019 | Updated 11:26 a.m. MT June 25, 2019
Hantaviruses are carried by some rodents, and produce a rare but deadly disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Steve Byerly
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A 42-year-old McKinley County woman died from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), officials with the New Mexico Department of Health reported this week.
The fatality is the second case of HPS confirmed in New Mexico in 2019, and the first death.
The woman's name was not released, but the state Department of Health said it completed an environmental investigation at the woman?s home to help reduce risk to others.
New Mexico reported a total of 114 HPS cases with 49 deaths between 1975 and 2018, according to statistics from the state health department.
Two cases were reported in Lincoln County during that time period, four in Otero County, one in Do?a Ana County. No cases were reported in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties.
State health officials reported a case of HPS last month in another McKinley County woman, who survived. In 2017, there were five cases of HPS in New Mexico and no cases in 2018...
McKinley County woman dies of Hantavirus
Dianne L Stallings, Ruidoso News Published 10:41 a.m. MT June 25, 2019 | Updated 11:26 a.m. MT June 25, 2019
Hantaviruses are carried by some rodents, and produce a rare but deadly disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Steve Byerly
CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE
A 42-year-old McKinley County woman died from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), officials with the New Mexico Department of Health reported this week.
The fatality is the second case of HPS confirmed in New Mexico in 2019, and the first death.
The woman's name was not released, but the state Department of Health said it completed an environmental investigation at the woman?s home to help reduce risk to others.
New Mexico reported a total of 114 HPS cases with 49 deaths between 1975 and 2018, according to statistics from the state health department.
Two cases were reported in Lincoln County during that time period, four in Otero County, one in Do?a Ana County. No cases were reported in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties.
State health officials reported a case of HPS last month in another McKinley County woman, who survived. In 2017, there were five cases of HPS in New Mexico and no cases in 2018...