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Yosemite extends hantavirus warning; death toll rises
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September 7, 2012 - 8:14 am
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22,000 visitors exposed, eight infected and a third persons death from a mouse-borne disease at a campground. 

http://www.foxnews.com/health/.....oll-rises/

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September 7, 2012 - 9:19 am
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OMG, that is awful :ranger:

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September 7, 2012 - 12:06 pm
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wow !  that is horrific...

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September 8, 2012 - 4:10 pm
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My condolence to the victim's families. This is such a senseless tragedy, and as someone who rents cabins to camp in while our pup is being worked on, I am horrified. I will say, my DH is taking me much more seriously about wearing a respirator and gloves while cleaning out the the camper.
I also read a story recently, about a 7 year old (I believe) that contracted bubonic plague from fleas from a dead squirrel she found (and wanted to bury) while camping. I think we sometimes become complacent about the safety of camping with our children, and give them maybe too much freedom to explore. I will be trying to balance the amount of space I give dd to roam, while keeping these stories in the back of my mind.

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