Argentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship's passengers - The Guardian
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Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaConfidence 85%101 affectedToday
Argentina is under global scrutiny as authorities investigate the origin of a hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, with 101 cases and 32 deaths recorded since July 2025. The health ministry plans to capture rodents to trace the movements of a Dutch couple who first showed symptoms.
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- PrimaryArgentina 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
- ReferenceHantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
washingtonpost.com · 2026-05-06
Officials and experts in Argentina are investigating if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has affected an Atlantic cruise ship. Argentina has experienced a surge in hantavirus cases, with 101 infections reported since June 2025, which is roughly double the caseload from the same period the previous year. This increase is largely attributed to the accelerating effects of climate change, which allows rodents carrying the hantavirus to thrive in more places. The Andes virus, a strain found in South America, can cause a severe and often fatal lung disease known as ha
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