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Health officials report a second hantavirus case in Douglas County, again linked to rodent exposure during home renovations.
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Northern Nevada Public Health is reporting a case of Hantavirus in Washoe County. The case involves a woman in her 90s who was hospitalized.
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A Sierra County resident died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month.
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There is no update on the person’s condition and a case investigation is ongoing.
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This is the third hantavirus death in Washoe County since 2019.
Mono County health officials want to warn residents about hantavirus exposure as we move into spring, and the similarities and differences between it and COVID-19.
Health officials with Mono and Inyo Counties said one Mono County resident died of hantavirus recently. They said this is the first fatality caused by hantavirus in California this year, and the third confirmed case in Mono County in 2019.
Health officials say a second Washoe County resident has contracted hantavirus and died. This is the second fatal case of hantavirus since 2017.
Health officials say a Placer County resident who died recently tested positive for hantavirus and they are urging everyone to precautions against the potentially deadly virus.
Washoe County health officials have confirmed their first fatal case of hantavirus in more than 20 years.