Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Where does hantavirus occur in California and who is actually at risk? Dr. Dean Blumberg, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Health, explains where hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is most commonly found in the western United States and why most people in Sacramento and the Bay Area are at very low risk.
Learn how hantavirus spreads, the role deer mice play in transmission, and why most California cases occur in higher elevation areas of the eastern Sierra.
Video description: An illustration of hantavirus. Dr. Blumberg speaks from a desk in his office, then an image of a small deer mouse and mountains of the eastern Sierra.
#hantavirus #California #PublicHealth #HealthEducation #InfectiousDisease
Where does hantavirus occur in California and who is actually at risk? Dr. Dean Blumberg, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Health, explains where hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is most commonly found in the western United States and why most people in Sacramento and the Bay Area are at very low risk.
Learn how hantavirus spreads, the role deer mice play in transmission, and why most California cases occur in higher elevation areas of the eastern Sierra.
Video description: An illustration of hantavirus. Dr. Blumberg speaks from a desk in his office, then an image of a small deer mouse and mountains of the eastern Sierra.
#hantavirus #California #PublicHealth #HealthEducation #InfectiousDisease
