Hantavirus Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome – Yosemite National Park, United States of America

4 September 2012 - As of 31 August 2012, the National Park Service Office of Public Health (NPS) has reported six cases of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) among visitors to Yosemite National Park in California, United States of America. Two of the six cases died. Investigations carried out by the NPS revealed that the six cases contracted the disease in June and July of this year. Five of these six cases stayed in the same “Signature Tent Cabins” in the Curry Village area of the park.…