CDC Alerted of Hantavirus That Killed Betsy Arakawa, Considered ‘Notifiable Disease’

It is unlikely the canine died as a result of the same disease that killed Arakawa, New Mexico State Veterinarian Erin Phipps says.
CDC Alerted of Hantavirus That Killed Betsy Arakawa, Considered ‘Notifiable Disease’
Actor Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa in June 1993. AP Photo
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been notified of the case of hantavirus that led to the death of 63-year-old Betsy Arakawa, after authorities announced her cause of death on March 7.

New Mexico authorities gave an update in a press conference on the investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, whose bodies were found in their Santa Fe home on Feb. 26.
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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