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Two more suspected hantavirus cases found in people who visited Yosemite in June

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (MCT) — Two more suspected cases of the rare hantavirus, one of them a fatality, have been found among people who visited Yosemite National Park in mid-June, park leaders announced Monday.

All told, four people are now believed to have contracted the virus while staying at the park this summer. Two died, including a 37-year-old Alameda County, Calif., man.

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