Old world hantaviruses are found in Europe and Asia, including the puumala hantavirus, which uses the bank vole as its host, ...

Old world hantavirus is usually spread from animals to humans and is only transmitted between people in very rare cases. One exception is a type of hantavirus found in Chile and Argentina ...

This explains the differences between hantaviruses of the New and the Old World, but also some common features. [3] Until now, there is no WHO-approved hantavirus vaccine available. However ...

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus. What is it? What are the symptoms? Are there any cases of Georgia?

In the world of infectious diseases, hantavirus remains relatively obscure ... occupations—including those who clean or renovate old buildings, work in agriculture, or engage in pest control ...

After news broke that Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, died of hantavirus a week before her 95-year-old husband died of heart disease ... can be found all over the world including the U.S.

The tragic deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betty Arakawa have brought hantavirus into the spotlight – but what is it and how can it be prevented?

The disease is found throughout the world in certain species ... In 1995, Verod Anthony Hopson, a 25-year-old Bridgehampton landscaper also died of hantavirus, Newsday reported at the time.

However, given the large number of hantavirus species, having had one form would be unlikely to protect against catching a different form. Infection with either old or new world strains start with ...

Authorities say hantavirus is blamed in the death of Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa. The rare virus is spread by contact with rodents or their urine or feces.

Hantaviruses are typically divided into “old-world” and “new-world” types. Old world hantaviruses are found in Europe and Asia, including the puumala hantavirus, which uses the bank vole as its host, ...