Hantavirus is primarily spread by deer mice, which are prevalent in the Grand Canyon area. The virus can cause a host of ...

A park employee at the Grand Canyon was exposed to hantavirus, and a separate case of exposure to rabies in the park has also ...

A Grand Canyon Village resident has tested positive for the new coronavirus, marking the first publicly identified case among the small population that lives at the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

Hundreds of visitors to the Grand Canyon over the summer were sickened by a norovirus, which prompted the CDC to take a look at it. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Sept. 24, 2022.) ...

Grand Canyon’s explosive gastroenteritis was a 3-month, ... the highly contagious gut-busting virus died down amid the pandemic but came roaring back as pandemic health restrictions eased.

At least 222 people at the Grand Canyon got sick with ‘explosive’ gastroenteritis, ... Norovirus is a contagious virus that spreads through touching contaminated surfaces or food and drink.

The CDC recently announced that more than 200 rafters and hikers who visited the Grand Canyon during a three-month span earlier this year ended up suffering from acute gastroenteritis.