Las Vegas (Class) – An employee in Grand Canyon National Park was brought in contact with Huntwirus, and a separate case of exposure to rabies in the park has also been confirmed.
A Coconino County Health Officer confirmed both reports to Nexstar’s class.
While Hantvirus Can be fatal, it is also rareThe virus is mainly spread by deer mice, according to Eve Voltors, Deputy Director of Coconino County Health and Human Services. Deer rats in the Grand Canyon National Park are part of the environment.
Officials did not reveal how the Grand Canyon employee could be exposed.
There is no specific treatment or treatment of huntwirus, which does not spread among people. However, initial medical attention may increase the possibility of survival.
An infection can progress rapidly and become life-threatening.
Earlier this year, A Dead body confirmed Actor Jean Hackman’s wife Batsi Arakawa died of Santa FE, Huntwirus pulmonary syndrome in New Mexico.
Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC) data suggests that from 1993 to 2022, New Mexico had the highest concentration of Huntavirus cases in the US, followed by Colorado, Arizona, California and Washington.
According to CDC, about 38% of cases are fatal.
Earlier this year, three people died of Huntwirus in the lakes of Mammath, the city of California in remote California. County Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Boo said it was not initially not assumed that none of them are usually engaged in exposure -related activities, such as cleaning outbuilding with poor ventilated indoor areas or lots of mouse garbage. “
Boo said in April that the number of deer mice is considered high in the area of mammath lakes this year, given that “the increase in indoor mice enhances the risk of Huntavirus exposure.”
Nevada officials advise Take care when cleaning areas such as sheds, bars, trailers, garages and cabins, where deer mice have nested or left.
Rabies cases
Ev Voltors, deputy director of Coconino County Health and Human Services, said that rabies cases are much more common than Huntwirus, and bats are a primary carrier.
“There are things that you can do to protect yourself. Be aware of what you are coming in contact and taking proper precautions,” he said.
“People want to sleep under the stars,” the voltters said. And while it is easy to understand in a place like Grand Canyon, a tent is safe. When you are sleeping, you don’t know what your face can be discovered, he said.
The recent report by Grand Canyon included a bat collected with the Colorado River near Kanab Creek Canian. According to the National Park Service, Bat conducted a positive test for rabies.
Voltors said that a person coming in contact with the bat is known as a post-exposure Profilaxis (PEP).
