The death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of late Hollywood legend Gene Hackman, has returned to the international spotlight this week as health authorities battle a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius. The maritime crisis, which has prompted an international health response, has so far been linked to three deaths and multiple confirmed infections.
Health officials continue to monitor passengers and crew connected to the vessel, as renewed attention falls on the tragedy that struck the Hackman household in Santa Fe just over a year ago. It has brought wider attention to the dangers associated with hantavirus infections, but authorities have stressed that the overall risk to the public remains low.
