In the world of infectious diseases, hantavirus remains relatively obscure until outbreaks occur. This virus, although rare, has the potential to cause severe respiratory and kidney diseases.

Josh Tolbert, the emergency management coordinator for Pulaski, said the illness could be hantavirus, which can progress to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, which can be fatal.

A 50-plus year old Douglas County woman was hospitalized for a confirmed second case of hantavirus this summer, Carson City Health and Human Services reported on Friday afternoon. The Salvation Army ...

Hantavirus was first identified in 1993 following a respiratory outbreak in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern United States. Between 1993 and 2024, 864 cases have been reported ...

January 13, 2025 (Julian) - A deer mouse collected on Jan. 3, 2025, in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus.