ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — For many people, the first they heard of hantavirus came with news of what caused the death of Betsy Arakawa, actor Gene Hackman’s wife. For those who have lived in New ...

Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents. Virginia ...

When Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead on the floor in different rooms of their New Mexico home last week, investigators set to work ...

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 ...

Hantavirus, the rodent-borne pathogen blamed for the death of concert pianist Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, is a rare but often fatal virus that has killed at least 34 people in ...

There has been a lot of mystery surrounding the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, after they were found dead in their New Mexico home last month. Arakawa's body was ...