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NON COVID-19 UPDATES
LYME DISEASE
Washtenaw County has had an active early tick season. To date, there have been 7 cases of lyme disease in Washtenaw County residents (including 6 thought to be exposed locally).
(Credit https://www.washtenaw.org/1813/Lyme-Ticks ) BATS, BITES AND RABIES
HANTAVIRUS
The first case of hantavirus pulmo- nary syndrome (HPS) in Michigan has been confirmed in a Washtenaw County adult. The individual was recently hospitalized with severe pulmonary illness and is now recovering. The pathogen was confirmed as the Sin Nombre hantavirus by the CDC Special Pathogens lab.
The individual with hantavirus spent the last two weeks in April 2021 cleaning out a Washtenaw dwelling that had not been occupied for over two years. There was extensive evidence of mouse infestation. Symptoms started on April 29 and initially included fever, headache, fatigue, and nausea. The individual was hospitalized on May 5 with acute hypoxic respiratory failure and septic shock.
Hantaviruses are a family of viruses
spread mainly by wild rodents and
occur worldwide. Several hantavi-
ruses that can infect people have
been identified in the U.S. and each
hantavirus has a primary rodent
(Credit https://www.washtenaw.org/1813/Lyme-Ticks)
This year has also seen continued resident exposures to bats, skunks and
Bats, Bites and Rabies
other animals that have required either testing of the animal for rabies and/or
This year has also seen continued resident exposures to bats, skunks and other animals that have
post-exposure prophylaxis. To date in 2021, 28 animals have been tested and
host. The most important hantavirus
required either testing of the animal for rabies and/or post-exposure prophylaxis. To date in 2021, 28
of those, 1 bat has been positive for Rabies
in the U.S. that causes HPS is the Sin Nombre virus, which is spread by the deer mouse and white footed mouse. The greatest risk for hantavirus infection is associated with opening or cleaning closed-up buildings with rodent infestations without proper protection. To date, no cases of HPS have been reported in the United States in which the virus was transmitted from one person to another.
animalshavebeentestedandofthose 1bathasbeenpositiveforRabies
,
(Credit https://www.washtenaw.org/1795/Rabies )
26 Washtenaw County Medical Society BULLETIN Hantavirus
The first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in Michigan has been confirmed in a Washtenaw County adult. The individual was recently hospitalized with severe pulmonary illness and
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