Hantavirus is rare in Los Angeles County, and most cases have been linked to out-of-county exposure. Los Angeles County's last reported hantavirus-related death was in 2006.

Hantavirus was first identified in the United States in 1993, when a mysterious disease killed several healthy, young people in the Four Corners region of the Southwest.

Once Yosemite established a hantavirus hotline last Tuesday, 700 people called to inquire about possible exposure and symptoms within 24 hours, reports ABC News.

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and saliva, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Hantavirus can cause flulike symptoms that appear one to eight weeks after exposure to droppings from an infected rodent, according to Dr. Heather Jarrell, New Mexico’s chief medical examiner.

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Yosemite National Park will offer hantavirus testing to up to 3,000 park workers to determine if they have ever been infected with the deadly mouse-borne virus, officials said Thursday.

Hantavirus has been detected in deer mice at the Curry Village Campground, according to park officials. This is not the first time hantavirus infections have been linked to Yosemite National Park.

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