A lab technician performs a DNA extraction to aid in identifying and tracking the hantavirus at the Faculty of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences in Cordoba, Argentina, on May 13, 2026. Diego Lima/AFP via Getty Images
Health officials are investigating a potential hantavirus case in Illinois that is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, the state announced May 12.
New Mexico also reported one case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Santa Fe County on March 12. The male patient in his 60s was hospitalized and recovered, according to the state health department.The southwestern state’s hantavirus cases became national news last year after Hollywood icon Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead inside their Santa Fe County home. Local authorities determined Arakawa had died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome days before her husband.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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