In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the susceptibility of deer mice and California mice to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...

Just 16 days into 2026, there was a report of the first hantavirus detection of the year in California. Whilst it is not ...

⚠️ Three fatal cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) have been reported in Mammoth Lakes, California, alarming public health officials. 🐭 The virus, spread by deer mouse droppings and saliva, ...

A person in Sierra County west of Reno has died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease transmitted by deer mice. It is the first case of hantavirus reported this year in California and the first ...

Three people have died from hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes, California, where 27 cases have been reported since 1993. Health officials urge residents to be cautious around mice and their droppings.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A third person in the remote California town ...

SAN DIEGO — Three deer mice collected during routine monitoring near Mount Laguna earlier this week have tested positive for hantavirus, according to county health officials. Hantavirus, which is a ...