Showing posts with label California Department Of Public Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California Department Of Public Health. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 September 2012

California Department Of Public Health-Yosemite National Park-Hantavirus Infection

California Hantavirus Outbreak Occurred in Spite of Precautions

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirms six cases of recent hantavirus infection. Patients presenting with the disease had visited Yosemite National Park and stayed at or near the Boystown cabins of Curry Village. read more..

Friday, 17 August 2012

California Department Of Public Health-Yosemite National Park, Calif-Centers For Disease Control

Yosemite tourist dies after contracting hantavirus
Nasal Irrigation-Officials-Tap Water-Amoebas
In this photo from Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, tents are seen in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A man died and a woman became seriously ill after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease that might have been linked to their stay at this popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park, officials said Thursday. The man was the first person to die from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome contracte

A popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park could be linked to a rare rodent-borne disease that has killed a California tourist who stayed there this summer, officials said. read more..