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Official: Yosemite National Park Visitor Recovered From Rodent-Borne Virus

A visitor to Yosemite National Park has recovered after becoming the ninth person diagnosed with a deadly rodent-borne illness blamed for three deaths among those who spent time at the park this summer, officials said Thursday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/13

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Up To 10,000 Yosemite National Park Visitors At Risk Of Rodent-Borne Virus

Up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park officials confirmed Friday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/08/31

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6 Yosemite National Park Visitors Have Rodent-Borne Virus

Two more Yosemite National Park visitors have been found with a mouse-borne virus blamed for the deaths of two people, bringing the total number of infections to six, state health officials said Thursday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/08/30

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1,700 Yosemite Park Visitors Warned About Hantavirus

Health officials are warning 1,700 Yosemite National Park visitors that they may have been exposed to hantavirus.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/08/28

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2nd Person Dies Of Rodent-Borne Disease After Yosemite National Park Visit

Yosemite officials told 1,700 past visitors on Tuesday they may have been exposed to a rodent-borne disease already blamed for the deaths of two people who stayed at the park.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/08/27

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Whittier ER Doctor, Physician Assistant Die In Yosemite Hiking Tragedy

The emergency room staff at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier is mourning the deaths of two of their own during a trip to Yosemite National Park.

2011/06/30

Missing hiker George Penca. (credit: National Parks Service)

Crews Searching Yosemite For Missing Hawthorne Man

Rescue crews are searching a section of Yosemite National Park for a Southern California man who went out on a day hike and never came back.

2011/06/19

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Heavy Snows Likely To Delay Yosemite Road Opening

Heavy winter snows will likely be delaying the opening of a major road into Yosemite National Park.

2011/05/07

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Spring Storm Knocks Out Power For 6 Days In Yosemite

Yosemite National Park will be without electricity for three to six days after a powerful weekend storm forced officials to close the park amid power outages and blocked roads.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/03/22

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