Thursday, October 01, 2026

Spokane County man's death linked to virus inside Adams County barn

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) and Adams County Health Department announced Monday a Spokane County man in his 50s has died from complications of hantavirus disease, or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The rare respiratory illness is caused by infection with a hantavirus, usually spread by infected mice droppings. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO