Tuesday, 13 February 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (11): USA, Canada

Hantavirus -- United States
In December 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) notified CDC of a patient hospitalized with fever, leukopenia, elevated transaminases, and proteinuria. The patient owned and operated an in-home rattery, or rat-breeding facility, with approximately 100 Norway rats [_Rattus norvegicus_], primarily bred as pets. A family member developed similar symptoms 4 weeks later, but was not hospitalized. Because both patients were known to have rodent contact, they were tested for

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5625804&promed&0

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