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STATE REPORTS FOURTH HANTAVIRUS CASE

Sep 17, 2014 | 9:22 PM

THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS CONFIRMING THE FOURTH CASE OF HANTAVIRUS IN THE STATE FOR THIS YEAR. A 50 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY IS HOSPITALIZED WITH HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL NOW DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AT THE PATIENT'S HOME TO REDUCE THE RISK TO OTHERS. TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED THIS YEAR IN NEW MEXICO FROM HANTAVIRUS, INCLUDING A 67 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY AND A 59 YEAR OLD MCKINLEY COUNTY MAN. A 32 YEAR OLD SAN JUAN COUNTY WOMAN HAS RECOVERED. THE VIRUS IS PRIMARILY SPREAD BY INFECTED RODENTS.