HANTAVIRUS UPDATE 2011 - AMERICAS (13): USA (OREGON)

What is it? https://sites.google.com/a/luther.edu/pandemic-viruses/vector-team-hanta/daniel-coffield

Often mis-diagnosed; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/30/eveningnews/main527537.shtml


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Date: Mon 14 Mar 2011
Source: StatesmanJournal.com, Associated Press (AP) report [edited]



[A] hantavirus has been confirmed as the cause of death of a Deschutes
County resident in central Oregon.

KTVZ-TV in Bend reports the Deschutes County Health Department
announced the death on Monday [14 Mar 2011]. No other details were
available. Officials said it was the 16th case of hantavirus
[infection] confirmed in Oregon since 1993 and the 4th in Deschutes
County.

Although rare in the United States, [hantaviruses] can cause lung
problems which can be fatal if not treated.

The disease [virus] is carried primarily by rodents, especially the
deer mouse [_Peromyscus maniculatus_]. The most common human exposure
occurs during cleaning and working in spaces that have been inhabited
by mice, such as garages, sheds, barns, and crawl spaces.

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[Although not specified, the hantavirus involved in this fatal case is
most likely Sin Nombre virus. Its rodent host is the deer mouse
_Peromyscus maniculatus_. It would be of interest to know the details
concerning the individual and the circumstances under which the
infection was acquired.

An image of _Peromyscus maniculatus_ can be accessed at
.

Maps showing the location of Oregon in northwestern USA can be
accessed at
and
. Deschutes County in central Oregon can
be located on the map at .
- Mod.TY]

[see also:
Hantavirus update 2011 - Americas (05): USA (NM) 20110124.0289
Hantavirus update 2011 - Americas: Chile, USA 20110106.0077
2010
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Hantavirus update 2010 - Americas (24): Chile, USA, susp 20100509.1509
2009
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Hantavirus update 2009 - Americas (12): USA, pediatric 20091223.4323
Hantavirus update 2009 - Americas (11): USA (CA) 20091214.4245
Hantavirus update 2009 - Americas (10): USA (NM) 20090918.3281
Hantavirus update 2009 - Americas (08): USA (NM, AZ) 20090708.2452
Hantavirus update 2009 - Americas (06): USA (NM) 20090511.1753]
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