Illinois resident with previously suspected case of hantavirus tests negative for illness

A Winnebago County resident with a previously suspected case of hantavirus doesn’t have the illness after all, state health officials said Monday. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced May 12 that the person had a potential case of hantavirus but that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would perform additional testing to confirm if the person had the illness.

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