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Hantavirus strikes four more
The California Department of Health has reported four more cases of hantavirus among people who recently visited California’s Yosemite National Park, bringing the total number of cases from the park to six.
Two of the six people infected with the rodent-borne virus have died.
USA Today reports that the health department said it was working closely with the National Park Service and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to expand the investigation of the outbreak. CBS News reports that about 10,000 visitors who stayed in Yosemite may have been exposed to the virus.
Investigators believe that the virus cluster is centered around the park’s Curry Village "tent cabins" which have been closed until further notice.
The virus is believed to have been spread in the tent cabins by outdoor rodents like deer and white-footed mice and cotton and rice rats whose feces, saliva and urine can transmit the virus.
About 30 percent of people who contract hantavirus die as a result of the infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging anyone who stayed in the tented camp and who is experiencing symptoms such as fever or fatigue to seek immediate medical attention.
Hantavirus is not communicable by person-to-person contact.
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