Argentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship's passengers
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Argentina is under scrutiny for a significant increase in hantavirus cases and deaths since July 2025, with authorities retracing the steps of cruise ship passengers and planning rodent analysis.
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- PrimaryArgentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship's passengers
vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01
Argentina has seen a significant increase in hantavirus cases, with 101 infections and 32 deaths recorded since July 2025, nearly double the previous year's figures. The country is under scrutiny as the MV Hondius cruise ship, linked to a recent hantavirus outbreak, departed from Ushuaia. Argentine health authorities plan to capture rodents for analysis along the travel routes of a Dutch couple who first showed symptoms, who had visited Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay before boarding the ship. The Andes strain, capable of human-to-human transmission, is prevalent in parts of Argentina and Chile.
- ReferenceHEALTH INFORMATION - International SOS
cdn1.internationalsos.com · 2026-06-01
International SOS assesses the risk of hantavirus to travelers as low, as transmission is primarily from infected rodents, not person-to-person, except for the Andes virus. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is caused by "New World" hantaviruses found in Canada, the United States, and South American countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The WHO and ECDC also assess the global risk from the current outbreak as low to very low.
- ReferenceArgentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship's passengers - The Guardian
vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01
Argentina is under global scrutiny as authorities investigate the origin of the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Since July 2025, Argentina has recorded 101 hantavirus cases with 32 deaths, a significant increase compared to previous epidemiological seasons. The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating the hypothesis that transmission occurred before boarding the ship, placing the South American country in the spotlight. To determine where contamination may have occurred, Argentina's health ministry plans to capture rodents for analysis along the route taken by a Dut
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