Saskatchewan’s Heartland Health Region has confirmed that a second possible case of hantavirus identified last month was positive.
An adult female died as a result of complications from the rare illness, which is spread by exposure to deer mice droppings.
Although both deaths occurred in west-central Saskatchewan, officials don’t believe they are related.
They continue to remind people to take precautions when cleaning areas infested by rodents. Wet mopping the areas rather than sweeping or vacuuming is best to avoid the contaminated airborne particles.
There have now been 25 cases of hantavirus and eight deaths reported in the province since 1994.
