Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare rodent-spread disease with a mortality rate up to 50% in the American Southwest, officials said.

Officials said Friday that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month in the couple’s home in New Mexico.

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Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus infection about a week before her husband did, state and local officials said Friday. The two-time Oscar winner likely died of heart ...

Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical examiner in New Mexico, provided a robust update on the case Friday afternoon.

It can be frustrating to diagnose HPS because there are no specific tests for it. To diagnose, doctors tend to look at the history of rodent exposure with accompanying fever and fatigue. So, its ...

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

Arakawa, however, died around a week before her husband from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome—an infection transmitted to humans from rodent feces, urine and saliva. It's unknown how Arakawa contracted ...

Officials said Friday that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month in the couple’s home in New Mexico. Hantavirus ...