A rare virus that killed actor Gene Hackman's wife in February has been linked to the deaths of three people in California.

Betsy Arakawa died in February from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome after which the rare disease came into the national spotlight.

Three deaths in California have been linked to the Hantavirus and all three were people who lived and worked at Mammoth Lakes.

(NEXSTAR) — A third person in the remote California town of Mammoth Lakes has died of hantavirus, the sometimes-fatal illness that authorities say Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, died ...

Health officials in California have confirmed three deaths from the same rare rodent-borne virus that killed actor Gene ...

Three people in the rural California town of Mammoth Lakes have died from the same rare virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife ...

The rare hantavirus -- that few had heard of before it killed Gene Hackman's wife -- has killed more people ... this time in California.

Hollywood actor Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa’s recent death brought the rare respiratory disease, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, to the attention of the public.

Hantavirus – the virus that causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and took the life of Gene Hackman's wife Betsy – has ...

Three people in the Eastern Sierra town of Mammoth Lakes have died from hantavirus, Mono County health officials confirmed on ...