Three people in the Eastern Sierra town of Mammoth Lakes have died from hantavirus, Mono County health officials confirmed on ...

The first detection of hantavirus in North America happened in the Four Corner region in 1993, and just a few New Mexicans ...

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Five species in North America are known to carry hantaviruses, three of which are commonly found in Canada: the deer mouse, white-footed mouse and red-backed vole. In humans, a hantavirus ...

Only certain rodent species are known to carry hantavirus. Deer mice — common in the Eastern Sierra — have brown or tan fur with white bellies, legs and feet, according to Orkin.com.

As the Trump administration steps back from protecting imperiled animals, the Center for Biological Diversity today filed a ...

To determine whether species other than deer mice might spread the disease, the team was able to isolate live hantavirus from their salivary glands and lung tissue. "There are a lot of deer mice ...

University of New Mexico researchers have found that, in addition to deer mice, more than 30 species of rodent and other small mammals endemic to the Southwes carry hantavirus, including ground ...