HANTAVIRUS HEALTH SAFETY

Apr 01 2026HEALTH

Mammoth Lakes Faces Ongoing Hantavirus Threat After Winter Tragedies

In Mammoth Lakes, a ski town in California’s Eastern Sierra, three people lost their lives last year to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome—a rare illness caused by a rodent virus. The deaths shocked residents because the infections happened in winter, a season when the disease usually stays low. The v

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