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Live in nc and my husband picked up a gate in garage (no dragging) and we noticed black mouse droppings (10ish) he put the gate back. nothing was moved or disturbed. is this an exposure for hantavirus? we didn't sweep or vacuum? we both were standing
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Not Likely: Too far fetched and not likely at all to get Hantavirus this senario
Answered 11/26/2017
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Very doubtful: I saw your other post - and North Carolina is simply not one of the states that Hanta virus tends to be a problem. There was only one case reported to the CDC over the 24 year period that I was able to research.
Answered 7/7/2020
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