Yosemite's hantavirus may be due to larger mouse population

Trapping of deer mice indicates a larger population, a possible factor in the outbreak of infections. Three Yosemite visitors have died from the disease.The population of mice that carry hantavirus may have swelled in Yosemite National Park, a possible lead in the ongoing investigation into an outbreak of infections that has killed three people since mid-June.

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