Second hantavirus death confirmed in Sask.

Jul 9, 2013 | 12:59 AM

A Saskatchewan health region has confirmed a second case of hantavirus was responsible for a woman’s death last month.

She’s the second person in Saskatchewan to die from the virus this year. Both cases were in the Heartland Health Region, which covers the west-central part of the province, but it’s not believed they are connected.

According to a Ministry of Health news release, hantavirus is a rare illness usually contracted from sweeping or vacuuming old buildings infested by rodents.

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