Wednesday 26 September 2012

Yosemite hantavirus outbreak may offer clues to rare disease

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California researchers and public health officials have launched what they describe as a groundbreaking series of studies of a rare mouse-borne virus that has infected at least nine Yosemite National Park visitors, killing three of them, since June. By using the 1,200-square-mile (3,100-square-km) park and its rodent and human populations as a giant natural laboratory, scientists hope to gain new insights into how hantavirus is transmitted, how varied it might be and why certain people seem more susceptible than others. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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