Hantavirus case reported in Arapahoe County, Colorado - Outbreak News Today
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Arapahoe County Public Health reported a resident tested positive for hantavirus (Sin Nombre virus) and is recovering after local rodent exposure. The case is unrelated to a previous death in Douglas County.
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outbreaknewstoday.com · 2026-06-01
Arapahoe County Public Health reported on May 30, 2026, that a resident tested positive for hantavirus (Sin Nombre virus) and is recovering. The individual had known local rodent exposure and no recent travel history or connection to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. This case is also unrelated to a hantavirus death reported earlier in May in Douglas County, Colorado. Sin Nombre hantavirus is common in Colorado and is spread by deer mice, not person-to-person.
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