Mono County, in the Mammoth Lakes area, reported three deaths related to hantavirus. Here's what Los Angeles County residents ...

Hantavirus, the disease that caused the death of Betsy Arakawa, actor Gene Hackman’s wife, has claimed the lives of three ...

Three people in a rural California town have died from hantavirus, the same infection that authorities said killed Gene ...

The recent deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, as well as three California residents, have brought attention to a rare rodent-borne virus that has the potential to turn deadly. While the ...

The extremely rare disease, which is spread by rodents, claimed the life of Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, in New Mexico in February.

Public health officials said it was “strikingly unusual” to have three hantavirus deaths this early in the year.

The occurrence of three cases in a short period has me worried, especially this early in the year,” Dr. Tom Boo, a county public health officer, said in a statement.

Three people in a rural town in California have died from hantavirus, the rare virus that killed late actor Gene Hackman’s ...

The infection began getting widespread attention after it was linked to the recent death of Gene Hackman's wife . | Credit: ...

Mono County has reported 27 cases of hantavirus since 1993, the most of any county in California. Has hantavirus been detected in Los Angeles County before? Hantavirus is rare in Los Angeles ...