August 30, 2012
Updated Aug 30, 2012 at 7:27 PM PDT
Tent cabins at Yosemite's Curry Village have been cleared out while park rangers retrofit them to prevent visitors from getting sick from Hantavirus. According to documents acquired by KSEE24, it's a measure that could've been avoided.
From as early as 2007, state health officials have been warning Yosemite officials that they need to do more to prevent a Hantavirus outbreak.
Now, three people have gotten sick just this year. Two of them have died.
Park officials say Hantavirus hasn't been a priority because, prior to this year, there have only been two reported cases, and both of those people survived.
The tent cabins at Curry Village are closed indefinitely.
TXT 24
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