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Hantavirus caused Phillips County death
Initially thought to have been due to influenza
By Deanna Herbert
NCHD Public Information Officer
Posted: 04/21/2015 01:15:06 PM MDT
Health officials from the Northeast Colorado Health Department have just learned that a former resident of Phillips County, who passed away in January, died from hantavirus.
The death, which was originally attributed to influenza, was confirmed as hantavirus late last Friday through testing performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While hantavirus is not new to Colorado ? the state health department has documented over 90 cases across the state since they began tracking the disease in 1993 ? it is the first time hantavirus has been identified in a northeast Colorado resident. This case marks the third case of hantavirus in Colorado this year, all of which have been fatalities...
Hantavirus caused Phillips County death
Initially thought to have been due to influenza
By Deanna Herbert
NCHD Public Information Officer
Posted: 04/21/2015 01:15:06 PM MDT
Health officials from the Northeast Colorado Health Department have just learned that a former resident of Phillips County, who passed away in January, died from hantavirus.
The death, which was originally attributed to influenza, was confirmed as hantavirus late last Friday through testing performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While hantavirus is not new to Colorado ? the state health department has documented over 90 cases across the state since they began tracking the disease in 1993 ? it is the first time hantavirus has been identified in a northeast Colorado resident. This case marks the third case of hantavirus in Colorado this year, all of which have been fatalities...