Panic as Arizona hantavirus case known as ‘Sin Nombre’ kills 1

Fuente: New York Post

Officials in Arizona are warning about the presence of a hantavirus known as “Sin Nombre” following the death of a person infected in the city of Kingman. A report from the Mohave County Department of Public Health confirmed that a resident had died from the Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) illness. Officials said the individual’s exposure to the virus “could not be determined” and they could not rule out local transmission.