Young Grant County resident dies from hantavirus Posted on July 16, 2024 On Wednesday, Grant County Health District announced that a Grant County resident in their 20s had died from hantavirus, a rare and sometimes deadly virus carried in the urine, droppings or saliva of infected rodents. The individual had experienced a known exposure to rodents, which GCHD says likely took place inside a vehicle. Hantavirus is most commonly carried … Read More from Young Grant County resident dies from hantavirus
Pasadena Sees Surge in Typhus Fever Cases, Health Officials Warn Posted on July 16, 2024 The Pasadena Public Health Department has reported an elevated number of typhus fever infections in the city compared to previous years. As of May, eight Pasadena residents have been diagnosed with the disease, which is spread to humans by infected fleas primarily carried by feral cats and opossums, as well as by infected fleas carried … Read More from Pasadena Sees Surge in Typhus Fever Cases, Health Officials Warn
Leptospirosis outbreak: Second sample of five patients taken Posted on July 16, 2024 A second sample was taken for tests from five patients suspected of being infected with Leptospirosis or rat urine after a school visit to the Jasin Hot Springs, according to prescribed procedure. State exco for Health, Human Resources and Unity Ngwe Hee Sem said based on the first sample test conducted, only one patient was … Read More from Leptospirosis outbreak: Second sample of five patients taken
