What is Hantavirus?
HOW COMMON IS HANTAVIRUS?
Hantavirus was first identified in Canada in 1994. When researchers reviewed other earlier cases, they were able to positively identify that there were at least 3 other cases occurring before 1994, the first happening in 1989. Since 1989, there have been 109 confirmed hantavirus cases and 27 deaths in Canada according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (as of January 2015).HOW CAN HANTAVIRUS ENTER MY BODY?
People can contract the Hantavirus infection through inhalation of respirable droplets of saliva or urine, or through the dust of feces from infected wild rodents, […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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