Notice to health care providers : Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases associated with staying in Yosemite National Park, California

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• Alternative Title:
  Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases associated with staying in Yosemite National Park, California
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; California. Department of Public Health. ; United States. National Park Service.
• Description:
  August 31, 2012, 11:51 EST
  
  CDCHAN-00326
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with the National Park Service and the California Department of Public Health on an investigation of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in people who stayed at Yosemite National Park during June through August 2012. The purpose of this HAN Advisory is to inform state health departments and health care providers to be alert to the possibility of HPS in patients who may have had recent exposure to rodents or a history of travel to Yosemite National Park during this period.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Disease Reservoirs Hantavirus Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Inhalation Exposure Peromyscus Recreation
• Source:
  HAN ; 326
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Pages in Document:
  3 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  326
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f2763451226473ae818956221634941985502e4eeac01f578f1c125d9c4a5349830a235f7f574075d088095ae20d8898a09252586efcadf238d0210dec831459
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25235/cdc_25235_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.56 MB ]