After the couple — as well as one of their three dogs — were found dead in their Santa Fe home Feb. 26, New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell shared that the two-time Oscar winner’s ...

Affected populations: Hantavirus disease is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness that is caused by a family of viruses known as hantaviruses. These viruses, which are found worldwide, are ...

Just 16 days into 2026, there was a report of the first hantavirus detection of the year in California. Whilst it is not ...

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare but serious infection that can become life-threatening if it isn’t treated. The symptoms can be like those of the flu, and they can get worse quickly. In ...

A week before actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease in their New Mexico home last month, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, had died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare pulmonary disease linked to ...

Gene Hackman’s property was a "potential breeding" ground for hantavirus, according to a public health report after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from the rare rodent-borne disease. The bodies of the ...