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UNM Researchers Find Live Hantavirus is Carried in More Than 30 New Mexico Small Mammal Species

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Ever since 1993, when a deadly disease outbreak in the Four Corners first revealed the presence of hantavirus in North America, New Mexicans have been warned to be on the lookout for deer mice, which harbor the microbe and can spread it through their droppings. Read more at : Virus Hantavirus precautions Seal holes and […]

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Hantavirus: New Mexico’s long trail of disease, death

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By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff WriterMar 7, 2025 Updated Mar 8, 2025 Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, the illness that killed Betsy Arakawa, wife of the legendary actor Gene Hackman, has a history of death and illness dating back decades in New Mexico. The deadly virus has caused illnesses nearly every year in New Mexico since

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