Sierra Nevada, California: Increase cases of rare hantavirus confirmed!

Two more suspected cases of the rare hantavirus, one of them a fatality, have been found among people who visited Yosemite National Park in mid-June, park leaders announced Monday. All told, four people are now believed to have contracted the virus while staying at the park this summer. Two died, including a 37-year-old Alameda County man.
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