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

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of lung failure caused by measles. She was unvaccinated and had no underlying health ...

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Health officials in California have confirmed three deaths from the same rare rodent-borne virus that killed actor Gene ...

A rare virus that killed actor Gene Hackman's wife in February has been linked to the deaths of three people in California.

Betsy Arakawa died in February from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome after which the rare disease came into the national spotlight.

(NEXSTAR) — A third person in the remote California town of Mammoth Lakes has died of hantavirus, the sometimes-fatal illness that authorities say Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, died ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters California may ...