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The National Park Service has received confirmations from national and state public health agencies of HPS cases linked to eight individuals who stayed one night or more in Yosemite since June of this year. The at-risk area remains the Signature Tented cabins in Curry Village. Three cases have been fatal; the five remaining individuals are either improving or recovering. The confirmed cases include six individuals from California, one from Pennsylvania, and one from West Virginia. The types of hantavirus that cause HPS in the United States cannot be transmitted from one person to another.
(Via National Park Service - accessed 07/09/12)
Advice for Travellers
Hantavirus infection is normally considered a low risk for travellers. Humans are often infected by inhaling dust that contains the virus in faeces and urine of wild rodents. Travellers living in rural areas with close proximity to rodents e.g. campers and hikers may be at increased risk.
Anyone who has visited Yosemite and within 6 weeks of return experiences symptoms, should be advised to seek medical advice
• Further information on Hantavirus
