Hantavirus: Placer County resident dies, likely contracted in the Lake Tahoe region

Health officials have confirmed that a Placer County resident who recently died tested positive for hantavirus. The resident likely contracted the virus from rodents in a private residence in the Lake Tahoe region where the resident lived and worked. Health officials do not believe the public is at ongoing risk from the source of infection ["]

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