Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Visitors to a National Park--Yosemite Valley, California, 2012

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Journal MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep

Date 2012 Nov 22

PMID 23169317

Citations 19

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Abstract

On August 16, 2012, the California Department of Public Health announced two confirmed cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in California residents who had stayed overnight in Yosemite National Park, launching an investigation by the National Park Service, California Department of Public Health, and CDC. On August 27, Yosemite National Park announced two additional cases, and by October 30, 10 cases had been confirmed.

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