Colorado Resident Dies From Hantavirus After Rodent Exposure

The death was not connected to the cruise ship outbreak, authorities said.

Rodents are considered the primary spreaders of hantavirus. In this file photo, a rat is seen Brooklyn, New York. Julie Jacobson/AP

Colorado officials said an adult resident of the state died from hantavirus after being exposed to a rodent and that it was not connected to an outbreak on a cruise ship earlier this month.

In a May 16 news release, Colorado’s Douglas County Health Department confirmed that the hantavirus death was reported in Douglas County, in the Denver metropolitan area.