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Texas mom shares daughter's hantavirus story as new outbreak draws attention
Julie Barron-Wells says her daughter died after a 10-day diagnosis delay, hoping the case raises awareness about hantavirus.
- A Texas mother, Julie Barron-Wells, is sharing her daughter Kylie Lane's 2018 death from hantavirus as a new cruise ship outbreak prompts renewed medical attention.
- Lane visited the emergency room multiple times with severe abdominal pain, fever, and difficulty breathing before doctors diagnosed the rare virus 10 days later.
- After 72 days in the hospital, Lane, who was a healthy 28-year-old mom and newlywed, died from the infection, Barron-Wells told KTVT.
- Hoping to raise awareness, Barron-Wells told KTVT she wants her daughter's story to encourage more research into hantavirus and prevent future tragedies.
- The family remains unsure exactly how Lane contracted the virus, with Barron-Wells noting there is really nothing to do but hold a hand and pray.
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Texas mom shares daughter's hantavirus story as cruise ship outbreak draws attention
A Texas mom is sharing how her healthy 27-year-old daughter died in 2018 after contracting hantavirus. She hopes her daughter's story will raise awareness and that it encourages more research into hantavirus.
·Oklahoma City, United States
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