As US holds its breath over dozens of potential rat virus cases, lessons can be learned from forgotten outbreak that ravaged an American icon... and left a trail of death in its wake
- Posted on May 16, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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As US holds its breath over dozens of potential rat virus cases, lessons can be learned from forgotten outbreak that ravaged an American icon... and left a trail of death in its wake
The hantavirus outbreak has shaken the nation - but it's not the first US outbreak, as the deadly rat-borne virus also spread through Yosemite National Park in 2012.