Hantavirus -- United States
Federal health officials said [Fri 20 Jan 2017] that 8 people who worked at several rat-breeding facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin have been infected with a virus not commonly found in the United States. This is the 1st known outbreak of Seoul virus associated with pet rats in the United States, although there have been several outbreaks in wild rats, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Seoul virus is a member of the Hantavirus family of rodentborne
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2jEzQ5c
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