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Second Washoe County resident to contract hantavirus dies
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 4:36pm
RENO ? A second Washoe County resident has contracted hantavirus and died, the Washoe County Health District said Monday. This is the second fatal case of hantavirus since 2017 and highlights the seriousness of this disease.
?Although hantavirus is extremely rare, when it does occur, the disease can be fatal,? said Dr. Randall Todd, Director of the Washoe County Health District Epidemiology and Public Health Preparedness Division. On average, 38 percent of hantavirus cases are fatal...
Second Washoe County resident to contract hantavirus dies
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 4:36pm
RENO ? A second Washoe County resident has contracted hantavirus and died, the Washoe County Health District said Monday. This is the second fatal case of hantavirus since 2017 and highlights the seriousness of this disease.
?Although hantavirus is extremely rare, when it does occur, the disease can be fatal,? said Dr. Randall Todd, Director of the Washoe County Health District Epidemiology and Public Health Preparedness Division. On average, 38 percent of hantavirus cases are fatal...