Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa
Property Was Excellent Breeding Floor For Hantavirus!!!
Riddled With Useless Rodents
Revealed
Useless rodents and their nests had been scattered throughout eight indifferent outbuildings on Gene Hackman and his spouse Betsy Arakawa’s property in Santa Fe, New Mexico … a well being report obtained by TMZ reveals.
The New Mexico Division of Public Well being performed an environmental evaluation again in March, one week after Gene Hackman was discovered useless alongside spouse Betsy, who died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), attributable to hantavirus.
The lethal illness spreads by way of rat and mouse urine and droppings, usually picked up when somebody’s cleansing out attics or basements.
In Hackman and Betsy’s case, rodent feces had been present in three garages, two casitas, and three sheds on their property. A dwell rodent, a useless rodent, and a rodent nest had been discovered within the three indifferent garages.
Two automobiles on the property had been additionally discovered with indicators of rodents — nests, droppings, and sightings of the pests. Investigators even found dwell traps arrange within the outbuildings, suggesting the infestation had been ongoing.
The New Mexico Division of Well being did a threat evaluation on March 5 to verify first responders and relations who’d been on the property had been secure. Fortunately, they discovered the first residence to be low-risk, with no indicators of rodent exercise inside.
Since Betsy’s dying, the uncommon hantavirus has sparked concern, with three extra victims not too long ago succumbing to the illness within the northern California city of Mammoth Lakes.
Betsy known as a medical concierge service on February 12, only a day earlier than officers confirmed her dying. Gene handed away round February 17 or 18, on account of coronary heart illness and superior Alzheimer’s illness — unrelated to hantavirus.
