A view of Cameron, Arizona. Photo by Ken Lund via Flickr
A 17-year-old girl from the Navajo Nation died after contracting the hantavirus. The girl lived in Cameron, on the Arizona portion of the reservation. She was active in her community and was an exemplary student with a 4.0 GPA, Lake Powell Life reported. The hantavirus is most often transferred through rodent droppings or urine. It can be exacerbated by poor housing conditions, an epidemiologist with the Navajo Epidemiology Center told the paper. The girl lived in an area of the reservation where housing improvements were prohibited by a federal policy known as The Bennett Freeze. The policy was officially lifted by an act of Congress but its effects linger. Get the Story:
Navajo Girl Dies From Hantavirus (Lake Powell Life 1/25)
Officials warn about hantavirus after death (The Farmington Daily-Times 1/22)
Officials confirm hantavirus death (AP 1/13)
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