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Hantavirus In Focus: A Rare Threat That Claimed Betsy Arakawa’s Life

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare but devastating illness that continues to worry public health experts in the American Southwest. Arakawa, 65, passed away in February at the couple’s Santa Fe home, and Hackman died a week later from unrelated causes. Their tragic story has drawn renewed attention to