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Source: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2011/07/21/yakima-man-died-from-rodent-borne-hantavirus
POSTED ON Thursday, July 21, 2011 AT 12:03PM
UPDATED AT Thursday, July 21, 2011 AT 12:17PM
Yakima County man died from rodent-borne hantavirus
YAKIMA, Wash. ? Local health officials say a Yakima County man in his 50s died of the hantavirus earlier this month, the first death from the rodent-borne virus in the state since 2009.
Because hantavirus is fatal in about one of every three cases, the Yakima Health District encourages residents to take precautions to prevent exposure to the rare but life-threatening infection...
POSTED ON Thursday, July 21, 2011 AT 12:03PM
UPDATED AT Thursday, July 21, 2011 AT 12:17PM
Yakima County man died from rodent-borne hantavirus
YAKIMA, Wash. ? Local health officials say a Yakima County man in his 50s died of the hantavirus earlier this month, the first death from the rodent-borne virus in the state since 2009.
Because hantavirus is fatal in about one of every three cases, the Yakima Health District encourages residents to take precautions to prevent exposure to the rare but life-threatening infection...