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Yosemite National Park

UPDATE: Hiker’s Body Found At Bottom Of Vernal Fall

Yosemite National Park rangers have recovered the body of hiker who went missing on Sunday night.

2013/05/07

Search Continues For Plane That Disappeared Over Yosemite

Clear skies are helping authorities search for a small plane that disappeared from radar over the backcountry of Yosemite National Park.

2012/12/19

Blood From Yosemite Workers Could Advance Research

Health officials are set to draw blood from hundreds of Yosemite National Park employees as part of a research project that aims to help scientists better understand a potentially deadly virus carried by deer mice.

2012/10/16

Jessica Garcia (source: Yosemite National Park)

UPDATE: Missing Yosemite Worker Found Safe

A 23-year-old woman who never showed up for her first day of work at Yosemite National Park’s Wawona Hotel on Sunday morning has been found safe.

2012/10/09

Curry Village cabins at Yosemite National Park (credit: Yosemite National Park)

Yosemite Workers Might Be Screened For Mouse Virus

California public health officials want to survey workers at Yosemite National Park to determine whether they were exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, a park spokesman said Thursday.

2012/09/20

Yosemite Now Says Up To 10,000 May Have Been Exposed To Mouse Virus

Yosemite National Park officials are saying up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus.

2012/08/31

State Health Department: Proceed With Camping Plans Despite Hantavirus Outbreak

The state’s Public Health Department says we should continue with our plans this holiday weekend even if they include camping at Yosemite National Park.

2012/08/30

Public Health Warned Park Service About Yosemite Rodent Problem In 2010

Public health workers are warning more visitors to Yosemite National Park this summer that they may have been exposed to a deadly rodent-borne disease.

2012/08/30

Physician’s Assistant Believes She Contracted Hantavirus At Yosemite

Yosemite National Park officials have warned 1,700 people who stayed there this summer that they may have been exposed to a deadly rodent-borne disease.

2012/08/28

Second Visitor To Yosemite Dies From Rare Rodent Disease

A second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting Yosemite National Park earlier this summer and park officials are warning past visitors to be aware of some flu-like aches and symptoms as fears of a possible outbreak mount.

2012/08/27