"We don't see it super commonly, but it is definitely out there and worth being concerned about," said Allison Bray, with San Diego County Vector Control.

The first reported rodent case of potentially lethal hantavirus was found in Cuyamaca ... nests or droppings are found in outbuildings, the county advises using "wet cleaning" methods such as ...

(AP Photo/Roberto Rosales) Hantavirus, according to the County of San Diego’s Vector Control Program, is a rare but deadly virus that is spread by infected rodents. The virus has been detected ...

Symptoms of hantavirus may appear from one to eight weeks after exposure to rodents or their droppings. Early symptoms may include severe muscle aches, chills and fever, headache or dizziness, ...

Tom Christensen / County of San Diego Communications Office Hantavirus – a family of viruses which can cause serious illness ...

Arakawa, who was 65, is believed to have died Feb. 11, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's ...

It was solved about a week later when medical investigators confirmed that Hackman died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s about a week after hantavirus pulmonary syndrome ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Following the death of legendary actor Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa from hantavirus, San Diego County health officials are addressing public concerns about the ...