Source:Grant County Health District Public Health Information Service Ephrata,Washington USA

Hantavirus Cases across the continental United States


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Who Has Gotten Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome?


More Men than Women
113 (61%) Men 73 (39%) Women



Persons who were White, American Indian, or Hispanic were more likely to become infected
141 (76%) White 39 (21%) American Indian 21 (11%) Hispanic (Ethnicity)
5 (3%) Black 1 (Less than 1%) Asian





What Has Happened to Them?
44% or 81 persons died as a result of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

(Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)