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How the Government of Canada is (Or is Not) Monitoring Our Homegrown Hantavirus Strain
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How the Government of Canada is (Or is Not) Monitoring Our Homegrown Hantavirus Strain
With over 30% fatality rate and new evidence of cross-species transmission, researchers say the rare Sin Nombre virus needs more surveillance
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Brishti Basu,
Health Reporter
June 24, 2026
Out at a cattle ranch in Alberta, amongst cows grazing in pastures and farmers tilling the land, researchers from the University of Calgary have been setting traps for the past two years.
Once rodents — mainly deer mice and some voles — enter these traps, researchers take blood samples, m…
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