Argentina in spotlight over hantavirus as authorities retrace footsteps of ship's passengers
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Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaConfidence 88%Today
Argentina's health ministry is investigating the source of a hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, retracing passengers' steps and planning rodent analysis, while reporting 101 cases and 32 deaths since last July.
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- rodents
- long-tailed mouse
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vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-01
Argentina is under global scrutiny following a hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which departed from Ushuaia. To determine the source of contamination, Argentina's health ministry plans to capture rodents for analysis along the route taken by a Dutch couple who first developed symptoms, as they had traveled extensively in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay before boarding the ship. Since July last year, Argentina has recorded 101 hantavirus cases, with 32 deaths, significantly higher than previous epidemiological seasons. The ministry has reiterated that it is not confirmed
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