90-Second Read: Prisoner at San Quentin may have Hantavirus, authorities say

The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center confirmed that a 38-year-old inmate at the facility has contracted a possible case of Hantavirus. The situation was first reported on Monday, but the prison confirmed on Wednesday that the illness was being treated as a possible Hantavirus infection. Prison officials said no other potential Hantavirus cases have been identified.

A prison in California said on Wednesday that an inmate has possibly contracted Hantavirus. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is rare, but can cause serious respiratory complications. According to the California Department of Public Health, there is no antiviral treatment.

Hantavirus surged into the public's consciousness in May after several people on a cruise ship fell ill, and three died, following a Hantavirus outbreak. The most common forms of Hantavirus do not spread person-to-person and require someone to breathe in contaminated particles from rodent feces or urine or to touch a contaminated surface before it can spread. Prison officials said that they do not believe the virus was spread person-to-person, and it has not announced a quarantine, according to ABC 7.