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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

HFRS was first clinically recognized in northeast China in1931. In 1976, Lee isolated the first pathogenic hantavirus along the Hantaan River, in South Korea and named it the hantaan virus (HTNV) in1978.

Historical Perspective

• In 1931, HFRS was first clinically recognized in northeast China.
• In 1976, Lee isolated the first pathogenic hantavirus along the Hantaan River, in South Korea and named it the hantaan virus (HTNV) in1978.

Outbreaks

• In May 1993, an outbreak of an unexplained pulmonary illness occurred in the southwestern United States, in an area shared by Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah known as “The Four Corners”.
• As of November 1, 2012 the National Park Service (NPS) has announced a total of 10 confirmed cases of hantavirus infection in people who recently visited Yosemite National Park.