From the ABQ Journal:
New Mexico had one case reported last year, in a Los Alamos County man. In 2004, New Mexico had four cases, one each in McKinley, Bernalillo, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties.
Hantavirus was first recognized in 1993 in the Four Corners area where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah meet. Since then, New Mexico has reported 66 cases, 27 of them fatal.
Nationwide, 416 cases have been reported in 30 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. About 36 percent of all reported cases have been fatal.
Hey, Thanks for the update on the number of cases. I thought there were more.
The current drought in the SW may bring the cases up. Also as the urban areas expand into the desert the exposure rate will go up.
I just wonder how many case are not reported.