Getty ImagesNests and Some Dead Rodents Were Found in Outbuildings Of The House Where Oscar-Winning Actor Gene Hackman and His Wife Betsy Arakawa Were Found Dead.
New Mexico Department of Public Health Records Seen by BBC News Document Evidence of the Animals in Eight Detached Buildings at Their Home in The State.
US Officials Previously Confirmed That Ms Arakawa, 65, Died From A Respiratory Illness Linked to HantavirusWHICH CAN BE INFECTED RODENTS.
It is believed heek died Before Her Husband, 95, Who Was in the Advanced Stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Authorities Found the deceased couple in their home in February.
An Environmental Assessment Of The Property Took Place on 5 March, A Week After They Discovered, As Part Of The Investigation Into Their Deaths.
It Found Rodent FAECES, A Live Rodent, Dead Rodent and A Rodent Nest in Three Garages, Addition to Further Rodent Droppings in Two Small External Houses And Three Sheds. Traps Had Also Been Set Up.
There were Sightings of Rodents, A Nest and Faeces in Two Abandoned Vehicles or Farming Machinery in the Grounds of the property.
All Eight Detached Were Within 50 Yards (45 Metres) of the Main House Where the Couple Lived, Was Itself with No Signs of Rodent Activity, “New Mexico Public Health Officials Said Eight-Page Report.
Believe authorities MS Hackman died on 12 February and Her Husband on 18 FebruaryWith Their Bodies Discovered 26 February.
Medical Investigators MS Arakawa Contracted Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), A Life-Theagtoms Lung Condition Fatigue, Fever, Muscle Aches, Dizziness and Abdominal Issue Death.
Hantavirus Refers To Viruses Carried by Rodents, Primarily Transmitted to Humans Through Particles From Airborne Droppings.
Infections typically Occur when The Virus Becomes Airborne A Rodent’s Urine, Droppings, Or Saliva, According to Centers for disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
If respiratory symptoms Develop During HPS, The Mortality Rate is Approximately 38%, According to The CDC. The Agency reported 864 cases of Hantavirus in the US 1993 and 2022, Mostly in the Rural Western States.
Mr Hackman’s Cause of Death Was Severe Heart disease, with Advanced Alzheimer’s disease as A contributing Factor. Experts Told The BBC His Alzheimer’s May Have Prevented Him From Realising His Wife Of More Than 30 Years Was in the Home Where He Was Living.
