Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents.

William Schaffner says hantavirus is a sometimes fatal disease with flu-like symptoms that is spread to humans through the ...

Virginia Tech researchers seek to understand the environmental factors that influence the distribution of hantavirus in rodent populations across the United States. Hantavirus recently made news ...

Earlier this week the World Health Organization issued a global warning to travelers who might have come into contact with the deadly hantavirus while staying in Yosemite National Park in ...

Hantavirus, a potentially fatal virus transmitted by rodents such as deer mice, is making news following an unusual outbreak at a popular tourist area of Yosemite National Park. The recent cases are a ...

Officials said Friday that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month in the couple’s home in New Mexico.

The death of a Chinese worker from the hantavirus has sparked wide attention, especially overseas. The virus poses very low risks, but, amid the coronavirus pandemic, it's a signal that developing ...

Health officials confirmed a case of a potentially fatal — but rare — virus in a Tahoe-area county on the Nevada side of the state line. The Washoe County Health District has reported a ...

On Tuesday, Global Times reported that a man in Southwest China died from the rodent-associated hantavirus. The man was reportedly commuting on a bus with 32 others, all of whom were tested ...

Aug. 28, 2012— -- A second person has died from a rare virus after camping at Yosemite National Park, according to park officials. The camper, whose name and gender have yet to be released ...

Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents.