[CedarDave]

Here is the case study information from the NM Health Dept.:

Characteristics of 142 Case-PatientsNew Mexico, 1975 - 2024

• Age: Mean 40 yrs [range 5-85]; median 38 yrs
• Sex: 71 (50%) Male, 71 (50%) Female
• Race:+ 86 (62%) American Indian/PI/A
• 53 (34%) White
• 2 (<1%) Black
• Ethnicity: 24 (17%) Hispanic
• Case Fatality: 45%
• + 1 unknown race/ethnicity

Human Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in New Mexico in 1975-2025 by County, Year, Month, & Demographics

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You probably know this, but Gene Hackman’s wife died of hantavirus, and I don’t think they got out much. I wonder if this is the same virus? I was thinking some kind of New Mexico mouse or something gave it to her.

[CedarDave]

So far in New Mexico in 2026 there has been one case reported from Santa Fe county. That person has recovered.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/santa-fe-resident-hospitalized-in-first-2026-hantavirus-case/2999307

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