In rare cases, the virus can be contracted from a bite or scratch. The CDC started tracing cases of hantavirus-related ...

The public health office believes deer mouse numbers are high in Mammoth Lakes and elsewhere in Eastern Sierra this year, and an increase in indoor mice also increases the risk of exposure to ...

"We believe that deer mouse numbers are high this year in Mammoth, and probably elsewhere in the Eastern Sierra," he said. "An increase in indoor mice elevates the risk of hantavirus exposure." ...

Hantavirus disease is spread by rodents, including deer mice, like the one pictured above. (Image credit: 6th Happiness, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Symptoms: Symptoms of HFRS usually ...

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Health wants residents to take steps to help prevent hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadly disease spread by infected deer mice. “As spring arrives ...

According to the agency, the most common rodents that spread different kinds of hantaviruses are the deer mouse, the cotton rat, the rice rat, the white-footed mouse and the red-backed vole.

According to the agency, the most common rodents that spread different kinds of hantaviruses are the deer mouse, the cotton rat, the rice rat, the white-footed mouse and the red-backed vole. In Canada ...

Hantavirus is contracted through contact with infected droppings, urine, or saliva from wild rodents, including deer mice. While deer mouse populations are high in the area, the victims were ...

Deer mice are found widely in the Eastern Sierra region and an increase in their population elevates the risk of exposure, Boo said. But health officials said none of the people who died in ...