ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) investigates a potential hantavirus case in Winnebago County.
IDPH says the case is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship as the person did not travel internationally.
The report says the individual lives in Winnebago County and contracted the virus while cleaning a home that had rodent droppings. They are recovering from mild symptoms and did not require hospitalization…