Local doctor speaks on rare but serious hantavirus

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde has renewed attention on the rare but potentially fatal disease.

Dr. Ben Kimbell, a family medicine resident with Accordia Health, said the virus carries a high mortality rate.

“40% of people who get infected with this and get serious illness don’t survive,” Kimbell said…

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