Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness spread by infected deer mice. Humans catch the illness from exposure to rodent droppings or urine, but the risk is low, even if you’re ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A deer mouse collected in routine monitoring Oct. 22 at the Los Vaqueros Group Horse Campground in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park has tested positive for the potentially deadly ...

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

Mice and rats are good climbers and jumpers, so trim back vegetation and shrubs so they’re not touching your house and ...

Hantavirus is common in wild rodents, and deer mice are the main carriers of the virus in San Diego County. While people rarely come into contact with wild rodents, it is important to take basic ...

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, many may be wondering what hantavirus is and how deadly it ...

The first reported rodent case of potentially lethal hantavirus was found in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park near Julian, it was announced Monday. A deer mouse collected at the park on Jan. 3 tested ...

A deer mouse collected in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park earlier this month tested positive for hantavirus, a potentially deadly virus that can infect people, county officials said Monday. Officials said ...