In rare cases, the virus can be contracted from a bite or scratch. The CDC started tracing cases of hantavirus-related ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Mono County Heath and Human Services division will be hosting a free expert panel on Hantavirus.

Hantavirus is contracted when people come into contact with infected deer mouse droppings, urine, or saliva. Dr. Tom Boo, Mono County Public Health Officer, said: “A third case of Hantavirus ...

Understanding Hantavirus Hantavirus is transmitted through the urine, feces, or saliva of wild rodents, particularly deer mice, which are prevalent in many parts of California. The disease can be ...

After a new study at Virginia Tech, some professionals have identified hantavirus as having “pandemic potential.” ...

Three people in Mammoth Lakes died recently after contracting hantavirus, the same infection that killed Gene Hackman's wife ...

Three people in Mammoth Lakes died recently after contracting hantavirus, the same infection that killed Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa earlier this year. The cases have heightened ...

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

A decade ago, nobody reported seeing rats in their homes around the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, but that has now changed.

The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday that Mono County reported that three people died of hantavirus in ...

Mono County has had three recent deaths in the Eastern Sierra region of Mammoth Lakes attributed to hantavirus infection. This tragic loss is a reminder of the risk of hantavirus, a known region of ...