American Who Wasn’t on Doomed Cruise Is Feared to Have Caught Rat Virus

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An American who was not aboard the cruise ship hit by the hantavirus outbreak is feared to have contracted the virus.

The man, who is from Winnebago County, Illinois, is thought to have become infected after exposure to rodent droppings while cleaning out a residence, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

“Typically, we see it in cases like this one, where someone was cleaning an area where rats may have dwelled, and it may have aerosolized the either urine or feces from the rat that contain the virus,” Saint Anthony Hospital Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Alfredo Mena Lora, said, according to ABC7.

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