Manitoba sees first hantavirus death in 12 years

The province says one person has died due to complications from the hantavirus.

Manitoba Health isn’t releasing specifics on who died or how.

The virus is found in the urine, feces and saliva of deer mice.

The province is warning you to use caution when working around or cleaning out areas mice live in.

This is the fourth person to die from hantavirus in the province since 1999 when record keeping began, and the first in Manitoba since 2000.