WA: Grant County hantavirus- another death reported

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Source: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/04/06/2470975/death-grant-county-woman-died.html

POSTED: Friday, Apr. 06, 2012
DEATH: Grant County woman died of hantavirus
Tri-City Herald staff

Ephrata - Grant County health officials announced today that the recent death of a local woman has been confirmed to be from hantavirus exposure.

The woman, who was in her 30s, was hospitalized and died on March 28, a news release said.

County health district investigators determined she likely was exposed to the virus in Grant County...

 

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Re: WA: Grant County hantavirus- another death reported

Source: http://www.krem.com/news/Grant-County-reports-Hantavirus-death-174664621.html


Grant County reports Hantavirus death
by Associated Press
KREM.com
Posted on October 17, 2012 at 3:58 PM

MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- The Grant County Health District has confirmed that a woman who died there last month likely died of Hantavirus.

The health district says the woman was most likely exposed to the virus in her recreational vehicle south of Moses Lake. This is the second hantavirus-related death in Grant County this year.

The two cases are not linked and the district says there is no increased risk to the public...